Determination of the relationship between major fault and zinc mineralization using fractal modeling in the Behabad fault zone, central Iran
| Autor: | Ahmad Adib, Peyman Afzal, Shapour Mirzaei Ilani, Farhang Aliyari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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geography
Mineralization (geology) geography.geographical_feature_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences chemistry.chemical_element Mineralogy Geology Zinc Fault (geology) 010502 geochemistry & geophysics Positive correlation 01 natural sciences Hydrothermal circulation Fractal chemistry 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Journal of African Earth Sciences. 134:308-319 |
| ISSN: | 1464-343X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.06.025 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to determine a relationship between zinc mineralization and a major fault in the Behabad area, central Iran, using the Concentration-Distance to Major Fault (C-DMF), Area of Mineralized Zone-Distance to Major Fault (AMZ-DMF), and Concentration-Area (C-A) fractal models for Zn deposit/mine classification according to their distance from the Behabad fault. Application of the C-DMF and the AMZ-DMF models for Zn mineralization classification in the Behabad fault zone reveals that the main Zn deposits have a good correlation with the major fault in the area. The distance from the known zinc deposits/mines with Zn values higher than 29% and the area of the mineralized zone of more than 900 m 2 to the major fault is lower than 1 km, which shows a positive correlation between Zn mineralization and the structural zone. As a result, the AMZ-DMF and C-DMF fractal models can be utilized for the delineation and the recognition of different mineralized zones in different types of magmatic and hydrothermal deposits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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