Samples of cuttings from three drill holes in the Gibellini claims were analyzed by emission spectroscopic techniques for a large suite of major and trace elements. Unoxidized siliceous "black shale" from drill hole NGA 7 is strongly enriched in Cd, Mo, Sb, Se, V, and Zn, and also contains relatively high concentrations of As, Ba, Cu, Ni, and Tl compared with nonmetalliferous shales. Analyses of 103 samples plotted against depth in drill holes NGA, NG31, and NGA7, and selected XRD data, show the following: 1. Groups of elements with distinct distribution patterns define most of the major mineralogic components of the rocks. The "normal shale" component, which includes several detrital and authigenic phases, is indicated by covariations among Ti,
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