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To: Walt who wrote (380)	4/1/1998 10:52:00 PM
From: Allan Bailey	Respond to of 463

Thank you Walt. Good Point. BTW, I think its safe to say that your clean, jargon-free posting is something of an anomaly compared with the usual geologist's shop talk.

To: Walt who wrote (380)	4/2/1998 8:39:00 AM
From: 1king	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 463

Thanks Walt, Try this simple one: An anomaly is a response that is different from others in the vicinity. That is the practical description. However, in geochemistry an anomaly is regarded as results better than the 95th percentile of a particular set of data including samples below detection. This is the actual definition but it is not always adhered to in "press releases". As we both said, without proper "geological context" they can mean very little in terms of economics or exploration. Cheers, 1King