Structural-Tectonophysical Approach to Interpretation of Lineament Analysis Results for Prediction of Ore-Forming Mineral Systems on the Example of the Tuyukansky Ore Cluster Area
- Authors: Ustinov S.A.1, Chepchugov A.M.1,2, Tomarovskaya M.A.3, Petrov V.A.1, Svecherevsky A.D.1, Yarovaya E.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- All-Russian Research Institute of Mineral Resources named after N.M. Fedorovsky
- Vostok GeoService Partner LLC
- Issue: No 5 (2024)
- Pages: 35-57
- Section: ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ КОСМИЧЕСКОЙ ИНФОРМАЦИИ О ЗЕМЛЕ
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0205-9614/article/view/281362
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0205961424050037
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/RRUKNC
- ID: 281362
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Abstract
For the Tuukansky ore cluster area, located in Russia in the Mamsko-Chuysky district of the Irkutsk region and identified as promising for the discovery of new uranium, gold, and iron ore objects, an original approach was applied based on geoinformation technologies and processing of Earth remote sensing data, including structural-geomorphological, spatial-geometric, spatial-density, and tectonophysical methods for identifying specific stages of development of the fault framework defining the location of ore mineralization. The possibility of using the morphological features of the terrain for reliable reconstruction of both neotectonic and ancient fault networks using a special lineament analysis technique based on analysis of a digital elevation model created using SRTM data has been proven. It has been shown that zones of the dynamic influence of northeast and northwest faults act a crucial role in mineral localization. Based on the tectonophysical approach, the orientations of the main axes of compression and tension in the regional stress-strain field, as well as the kinematics of the major types of formed faults, have been reconstructed. Taking into account the established orientation of the main axes of the regional stress field when calculating the shear trend made it possible to identify the most hydraulically active segments of fault structures. Within the zones of dynamic influence of identified faults, the parameters of local stress-strain fields, as well as the formation stages of these structures, have been reconstructed. The obtained information should be taken into account when compiling a metallogenic essay and predicting minerals in the area.
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S. A. Ustinov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. M. Chepchugov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences; All-Russian Research Institute of Mineral Resources named after N.M. Fedorovsky
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
M. A. Tomarovskaya
Vostok GeoService Partner LLC
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Chita
V. A. Petrov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. D. Svecherevsky
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
E. V. Yarovaya
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: stevesa@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
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