FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING - Been researching about -
nickel and serpentine along with chlorites - transitioning and bonding.
Came across one research paper where it discusses a lab formula bond, that included magnesium and aluminum amongst other minerals that compared as good as, Nickel.
That's one topic to ponder - and makes one think ( that's me ) about why the magnesium depoists in B.C. have a short leash - it's like someone's holding out . Grrr....
Here's another you'll like -
The relationship between Nickel and magnesium silicates, and aluminum silicates.
This is all new ot me too, in fact, i just stumbled upon it...
From what i can gather,
I would say, we've been conditioned to tihnk that Nickel is a sulphideand that's - that.
Don't think conversions, just sulphides.
Yet... the intel i came across says otherwise.
If magnesium can be a silicate andcarbonate.
And if aluminum can also...then,
Could nickel also be - both - silicate and carbonate ?
Yes....
Tilleyite is a naturally-occurring calcium silicate-carbonate mineral that conforms well with the chemical formula Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2, but some minor substitution of other elements such as Al, Mg or F could occur12,19. It is therefore the most carbonated compound of the calcium silicate-carbonate family.May 27, 2019
So what does this have to do with - Magnesium ?
Simple answer - our assays on Driftwood only seen the very basics.
Nothing facy at the labs.. .only checked for a few minerals.
Turns out...
Nickel can run along side of, aluminum and magnesium.
There's actually species of Nickel silicate with Magnesium.
Interesting - eh ?
And...nickel and aluminum species.
Again.. .this is all new to me.
How about - serpentines - Which involves - chlorites ?
Nickel can bond to - serpentines. chlorites.
There's a new class of nickel for wach.
If chlorite is a salt... and if magnesium is a salt and aluminum too. then, nickel classified as a sulphide, has some sort of carbonate and silicate - transition ability.
Hence - nickel super gene.
Here's a one page excerpt from a several page research -
I know i'll never think of aluminum or magnesium iin the same way...
And... i would hope this junior doubles down, and checks for - ree's and now.. .nickel.
If no nickel - then... think about the formula that another devised that is similar to nickel...
If magnesium has similar properties then... hello.
Also - the lower Nelson formation - which Driftwood is associated to -
Does have the mineral constiuents of -
The lower Mount Nelson Formation is divisible into three members in the Mount Forster map ... nickel, chromium and niobium, also show characteristics of.
164 pages
There's that niobium again... and of course the infamous chromium and - nickel.
The Purcell Group- Super Group- does have many minerals...
Thing is... MGX only isolated and targeted high grade - magnesite.
Simply stepout side the magnesite lense - or - litho - and we have the irons, and so much more in the vicinity of the - Driftwood depoist ... Where's the effort to expand on the claims with more minerals - again - headshaker. Too busy chasing other minerlas and neglected Driftwood.
Hopefully we hear something soon, not liking what's going on overseaes.
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HERE'S THE LINK TO - Mg, Al, Carbonate / Silicate - Nickel -
Keep in mind... we calcium is a slat, and by the looks of things... Driftwood, could very
wel have bene an ocean reef. ( Lots of salts, and my own takeaway ?
I would say... if nickel can jump from sulphies into silicates and carbonates - then, nickel should
see far more discertations that what it has being labelled only, chiefly, as sulphide.
Such a shame. Geology, Minerology, is lagging.
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Cheers....