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Mapping singularities — a technique to identify potential Cu mineral deposits using sediment geochemical data, an example for Tibet, west China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

R. Zuo  and
Q. Cheng
R. Zuo*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China The Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Department of Geography, York University, Keel Street, Toronto 4700, Ontario, Canada M3J IP3
Q. Cheng
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China The Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Department of Geography, York University, Keel Street, Toronto 4700, Ontario, Canada M3J IP3
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*E-mail: zrguang@cug.edu.cn
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Abstract

Geochemical anomalies can be used in mineral resource exploration. We demonstrate a technique for mapping anomalies. The Gangdese mineral district in Tibet, west China was chosen as a study area for identifying geochemical anomalies and predicting Cu mineral resources using sediment geochemical data. The results show that the anomalies are associated both with known deposits in the middle of the study area, but also with E—W and N——E oriented faults in the north of area. These areas should be explored for undiscovered Cu mineral deposits.

Keywords

multifractalsingularitygeochemical anomalyexplorationTibet
Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 531 - 534
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2008

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