Application of multifractal models to identify geochemical anomalies in Zarshuran Au deposit, NW Iran

Autor: Nematolah Rashidnejad Omran, Ghodratolah Rostami Paydar, Ahad Nazarpour
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 8:877-889
ISSN: 1866-7538
1866-7511
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-1183-z
Popis: The identification and separation of soil geochemical anomalies using the concentration-number (C-N) and concentration-area (C-A) methods was conducted at the Zarshuran Carlin-type Au deposit, NW Iran. Log-log elemental plots fitted with straight lines show C-N and C-A relationships of Au, As, Sb and Cu. The thresholds obtained from the two methods are similar. Element concentrations can be divided into three segments that correlate with a particular rock type including mafic rocks, serpentine schist (within the Iman Khan Anticline), Ghaldagh limestone and Zarshuran shale units. Various structural features and corresponding alteration show that geologic structures play an important role in the discrimination of geochemical anomalies and element distribution in soils.
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