Abstract
The paper describes an investigation of a transport mechanism in the ground which has the capacity of lifting trace amounts of different elements from the bedrock to the ground surface. The transported matter is guided by a funnel system towards a thin membrane on which it is collected. The matter on the membranes is analysed with the PIXE method. The transport may be brought about by a very weak stream of gas bubbles which passes upwards through cracks and fissures in the bedrock. Remarkable similarities are found between the occurrence of elements on the membranes and the composition of a mineralization straight below the points of collection. The mechanism seems to have the power of revealing the existence of important base metal occurrences in the bedrock and may therefore be the basis for a new method of prospecting for concealed mineralizations.
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