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

Mineralogical Magazine - Tập 72 Số 1 - Trang 531-534 - 2008
Renguang Zuo1,2, Qiuming Cheng1,2
1Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Department of Geography, York University, Keel Street, Toronto 4700, Ontario, Canada M3J IP3
2The Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China

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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.

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