Neutron Surveying as First Applied in a Complex of Geoelectrochemical Methods on Reference Pipes of the Zimneberezhnyi Diamond-Bearing Area

Abstract

The method of registration of free neutrons in a complex with geoelectrochemical methods has been applied for the first time to a case study in the Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province. Its application is based on the newly developed concept about formation of diamonds in the deep chamber, shielded by dense rocks. The high density of energy in such an excited environment leads to dissociation of nuclei, cluster radioactive decay, and low-energy transmutation of elements. The cluster radioactive decay and the low-energy transmutation of nuclei that occur during the formation of a kimberlite pipe produce electromagnetic radiation with a quantum energy of tens and hundreds of keV. This concept was confirmed by research and development on the reference Pionerskaya and Verkhnetovskaya pipes; an exploration technique based on this geological model is proposed.