CSIRO Mafic-Ultramafic Geochemical Data Collection
| Status | Published |
| Contact | Steve Barnes, Anusuriya Devaraju |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Data Access | There are two ways to access the data 1. CSV Download via the CSIRO Data Access Portal 2. XT Data Discovery Portal |
About this collection
The CSIRO mafic-ultramafic collection includes whole-rock geochemical data collected from CSIRO research projects from the mid-1980s to 2021. The data set includes over 7400 samples, primarily from the Archean of Western Australia, with a heavy bias towards komatiites and immediately associated rocks and nickel sulphide ores. Most of the data were collected as part of research projects related to exploring magmatic sulphide nickel-copper ore deposits. The data set also includes samples from mafic-ultramafic intrusive rocks in the Halls Creek and Albany-Fraser orogens.