{"help": "https://data.gov.au/data/api/3/action/help_show?name=package_show", "success": true, "result": {"archived": false, "author": "Ray Smith", "author_email": null, "contact_point": "CSIROEnquiries@csiro.au", "creator_user_id": "c2fbbe4a-4ba0-4945-808b-67454605a4cf", "duplicate_score": 1, "geospatial_topic": [], "id": "a7269000-d4ff-53f5-8287-9f92df9a45b7", "isopen": false, "license_id": "notspecified", "license_title": "notspecified", "maintainer": null, "maintainer_email": null, "metadata_created": "2025-09-20T12:01:27.901193", "metadata_modified": "2025-11-29T21:12:52.149731", "name": "fedora-pid_csiro-64823", "notes": "This dataset comprises geochemical data from laterite samples collected during CSIRO projects led by Ray Smith between 1983 and 2000. The samples include various forms of lateritic material, such as lateritic duricrust (both nodular and pisolitic), loose lateritic pisoliths, and lateritic nodules. Analytical results cover a wide range of major, minor, and trace elements.\nThe dataset has been instrumental in advancing the understanding of lateritic and other ferruginous materials. It has supported the development of innovative mineral exploration techniques tailored to regolith-dominated terrains and has informed improved sampling strategies for ferruginous materials. The findings have led to the formulation of new mineral exploration concepts, particularly relevant to extensive laterite-covered regions in Western Australia and other comparable terrains worldwide.\n\nData Sources and Compilation\n\nThis dataset has been compiled from several original sources, which have been carefully cleaned, transformed, and consolidated to ensure consistency and clarity. The primary sources include:\n
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  1. \n\nBridgetown Region Studies\n\u2022 Greenbushes District Environmental Geological\u2013Geochemical Study\nA landform study conducted in the Bridgetown district as a follow-up to multi-element geochemical investigations at the Gossan Hill volcanogenic Cu-Zn-Au sulphide deposit near Yalgoo.\n\u2022 Bridgetown Mineral Exploration Trial\nA collaborative project with Greenbushes Tin Ltd, where CSIRO provided expertise in sampling, regolith-landform interpretation, and data analysis. While multi-commodity in scope, the project focused heavily on tantalum (Ta), which was in high demand at the time.\n\u2022 Source:\nSmith and Ray (2017). Legacy Data. v1. CSIRO Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.4225/08/58c64ce081a42\n
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  2. \n\nCSIRO\u2013AGE Joint Venture Collaboration\nA regional geochemical baseline study focused on characterising geochemical provinces across the Yilgarn Craton and Albany\u2013Fraser Orogen. This project examined how variations in lateritic composition are influenced by climatic and geomorphological factors.\n\u2022 Source:\nSmith, Ray (1987). Laterite Geochemistry in the CSIRO\u2013AGE Database \u2013 Legacy Data. v1. CSIRO Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.25919/9dsm-wr21\n(An updated version of the GSWA Report 1998/8: https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2806282)\n
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  3. \n\nAstro Yilgarn Regolith Project (1997\u20132000)\nA collaborative research initiative sponsored by Astro Mining NL aimed at developing innovative geochemical exploration methods for diamond prospecting in the Yilgarn Craton.\n\u2022 Source:\nCornelius, A.J. et al. (2005). Laterite Geochemical Database for the Central Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. CRC LEME Open File Report 188. 8 pages, with accompanying data on CD.\n
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