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Stretched to the limit: an extensional detachment setting for the Gosowong epithermal goldfield, Halmahera, Indonesia

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posted on 2023-05-24, 13:48 authored by David SelleyDavid Selley, Jansen, N, Silitonga, D, Bambang, A, Wardiman, D, Fitzpatrick, N, Harris, A
Quartz vein hosted low sulfidation high grade Au-Ag ores represent great prizes for miners, yet are notoriously difficult to explore for, due to their narrow hydrothermal footprints and subtle petrophysical signatures. Development of predictive structural models via direct analysis of the vein arrays can also be hampered by non-Andersonian fracture mechanics in the near surface environment, and vein opening modes that do not produce the range of kinematic indicators classically used to decipher the structural history of mesothermal Au deposits. In this study of the world class Pliocene Gosowong goldfield of Halmahera, we circumvent these limitations through the construction of a four-dimensional district scale structural model, based on analysis of lithostratigraphic architecture. The method allows us to project controlling structures beyond the limits of the mineralised vein arrays, identify lithologic and hydrologic controls on vein propagation and alteration styles, and to link the geometrically diverse ores that occur throughout the district.

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Publication title

SEG 2015 Conference

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Event title

SEG 2015 Conference

Event Venue

Hobart, Australia

Date of Event (Start Date)

2015-09-27

Date of Event (End Date)

2015-09-30

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  • Restricted

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Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources) not elsewhere classified

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