Localisation of gold ores in faults of different types
https://doi.org/10.32454/0016-7762-2019-6-33-43
Abstract
The results of the author’s and general works of domestic and foreign geologists, who studied the location of the largest gold deposits in fault zones, characterised by the structure of ore-bearing zones and the concentration of reserves of ores and gold of different scale in them, are presented. The main reasons for such differences are considered. The longest faults on our planet are regional shifts. They are continuously traced for hundreds (up to 1,400) of kilometres along the boundaries of gold-bearing belts and provinces. However, gold ore deposits are located in their zones at extremely limited (point) intervals not exceeding 3—5 km. They are always enclosed between ancient transverse or oblique-oriented fractures of deep, most likely mantle, formation and penetration. In all mineralised faults, gold ore bodies are localised in various geological and structural traps, which are considered in the article and are reflected in the plans and sections. The crossing nodes of regional shifts, as well as overfaults and faults of transverse faults (and dislocations), act as the main promising objects in the deposits search and exploration. Obviously, such nodes should be considered as direct signs of the possible evidence of gold ores. The internal structure of the world leader, gold-bearing Muruntaussky (North-East) local shift (Uzbekistan), studied in detail by the author and other geologists, is given as an example.
About the Author
E. M. Nekrasov
Aerogeology Federal state unitary enterprise, Mineral IAC
Russian Federation
8, p. 2, Akademika Volgina str., Moscow 117997
Russian Federation
8, p. 2, Akademika Volgina str., Moscow 117997
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Nekrasov E.M. Localisation of gold ores in faults of different types. Proceedings of higher educational establishments. Geology and Exploration. 2019;(6):33-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32454/0016-7762-2019-6-33-43
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