Supporting Geoscientists The Australian Institute of Geoscientists AIG Handbook 5 Structural Logging of Drill CoreING: Hansook 5SructurlLogaina ol First pubfshed 2002 by the Austalan Insite of Geotcionss Rovited Printing Copyright © 2002, 2003, Roger Marjoribenks CGansuitant Stretual and Evenamic Gaologist Telephone: 08 9450 1612 acs: 08 9450 3319 ‘emai: manex@ezemailcom au West Penh WA 8972 email ag@og asn au SSN 1020-7644 18BN 0.9750047-0.0 This book Is copyright. Al rights rosorva) Ni unt al hn publeation may be reproduces, stored 1 @ relreval syst transmted in any form or ty any means, ehactone, wm es hotocopying, recorcing or otherwise, without ve jr yore writing ofthe copyrant owners, Produced by The Austaian Insitute of Geosenmtnte Microsc Push 2002, Paste by Suni Print and Copy, alle TITAVT AAA AAA ATAAaAgcar AG Hangtveok + Structural Legalng ot OM Core Preface “This hendbook is writen to offer qeoiogsts waye at extracting usotul structural knowledge tom the clamond fil core. 1 HS nel a Structural geology text, tut a -how to" manual tt explains the fracical procestres. that enable strucure| observations. fren rented and nan-orentes core to oe effecively cbserved, eased. recorded sna potted on socton. “The handaook is bout damon dl coe. Rotary poreusson ding auch a RC or RAB produces cock chips in which stucture can Sometimes be observed. However, ths 6 very anited structura! informatica, and thre Is po way of otaning any formation on the ‘ronan ofthe stuctures, Good stuctural ogging fs a0 Invaluable teal in the pradicton and efiton of ore bodies, One of the main reasons fer tostng Pospuct wth expansive dimond dil hele Is fo obtain SRG rook ‘rom wich good ststral information can be obtained. Yet ldenutyng. recording, ploting and eterpteting stuctue in diamond ‘i core ts nol alamys eas), and ranulas special procedures and ‘cchnigues, Inthe authors experiance, many exploration geologists ‘dont do thi wel and potenti valuaéle information fromm the Core 'g either nover acqured ar nok sed a8 affactvay ae t might. The aim of his handbook so hep adress these pattems. Roger Marstibasts Pont WA(AG Handbook Sst Lagi ot Acknowledgements has been drawn to my ationtion that a numberof tno some earler edilons ofthis manuscrot (Maranbanks 1497) ‘wore Infact daveloped and fst used by Bl Laing Sporitaiy thea {orm ara “aman mapping Yerlity of Reopen Ith inlrosts ef gooscionee, | woud ket take this peat seknowiedge thal the frst use of tess lerms was by Lia (Uy 1989; 1891) and to unreservedly apoiogise to Bil Lan att th scenic communty for any apparent breach of Ws prewar: Scientific research, puboalon si atibuton, | om grata to Kluwer Academic Pubishes for thot Bermigsion 10 roptoduee a number of chagrams tha! yawn appeared is my 1987 book: Geobgecal Methods 1 Mevwu! Exploration ond Mining The diagrams in question are Fug 1 18,1718, 25,23, 25:29, 39 and 40 aly, this test has greatly bonafiled from many const comments and. criss ceed by Gary Amol ant Jaw Voarncambe. Ai remaking weaknesses and oises ae wn my oun. Roger Majortanks erin, wostem Ausas | won tho to expr thanks ta Roger on behalf of the Auten Instiue of Gooscientists Tor to effart davted to compa the hack [AG's handbook series of publcatons are an imperil nis hy which the Insitute fis is responsi to provi meses. wale ‘ongoing contnuing education resources. AIG's handbovks a pa Ueulaty targeted al young geoscientets eslabiehing a Youll t+ the protessien. | encourage other experienced geoscienists f0 conte hth andocok tris and thereby suport is mporant obectnes, ‘Andeow Wena Presiden, The Australian fstote of Geosciontts ats TTTAARAAAAAA ART AAaAaad bpepapgaa NG Hondocok 5 Stuctat Logg of Dacor Table of Contents Oriented Holes and Oriented Core Some Deftions nen Should Care be Oriented? Structural Observations on Non Oriented Core Stoo Holes Mutiple Holes The Thr2e Point Proton ‘Solaton Usig Structure Contours Soliton Using a Storanet ‘An Elegant Soto to Determining the Attude of Panes How Dsl Core is Oriented Non-Machanical Means ectancal Means ‘The Down Hole Spear ‘The Core Sub Tompiate Toot Marking Out Oriented Core (Checking the Dre's Orontaton Mark “Transtercng the Orientation Mark Down the Core ting Onood Core for Sarling How to Recognise Structures in Core Pranar Sractires LUnsar Sivetures Fade ‘The Scale Problom Vergence10. 0 8 Hw how banauometn ae NewbOe i a bapuas Using tien Iota Con Arnos Wha Pats ana - ‘The itomal Gy Arn ad at mae _ Howto Mason tit i An Reulng interna Cota igs Auda Caton Problems Making Internal Con " e- Discussion on the Best Core Mam a Recording Structural Observations ss Ee Types ef Log Forms: 7 e- Graphical Scale Logging = ‘Analytical Spreadshost Logging ‘i al Discussion " e- How to Plot Data on the Drill Section we em Discussion 5 How to Show the Alitude of Planes on Dril Sect 1 e- How 10 Use a Stereonat to Convert Internal Core 6a e- Angles Into Geagraphical Coordinates ‘The Solution for Planar Structures we e- Tho Theory oo e- Dont Paniet ow e- ‘Stereonet Solution for Lineations a References " Se = e- t= e- AG Hanctook Stet Long of Dil Core 41. Oriented Holes and Oriented Cor ‘Some Definitions The asimuth ofa non-veticl hole (usualy referred to as an angie hole) 6 the noveontal decom in which # is exaerpies: Core Axis (CA) i; t L t oh i me: ; eemmaiiensneiadiielNG Handbook 5 SiueueiLegang of Dil Core References ‘Ann's AE. 1991: Mineral depos evaluation: A pracical approach (Chapman & Hall, “Annets AE. & Hotowol E.G. 1987: The vlertaton of bosing, veins Sand jks in core —a new matiod and case history. temadonal ‘Jounal of Mag and GeotogcalEnpirvorng. (3), vp 307-32. Berkman DA. 1976: Fatd gecogists’ manual, Austalaion dtl oF Ming and Metaburgy, Merograph 8, 25 Bucher W. M. 1943: ip and srk fr trae not paral dil Hotes lacking key beds, Econom Geology, vol 38, pp E657 Cloce E1946, Leeaton, a erica! review and annctated heya. Mem. Gack Sec Am. 18, pp 1122 Cumming J.D, & Wekluns AP. 1985: Damond dit Rencbock. Smit 8 Sons. Sip, ea Goodman RE, 1976 Metheds fn geolopkcat engineering in ‘scontinous fooks. St Paul Minn. 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