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Fractal distributions of veins in drill core from the Hellyer VHMS deposit, Australia: constraints on the origin and evolution of the mineralising system
Citation
Monecke, T and Gemmell, JB and Monecke, J, Fractal distributions of veins in drill core from the Hellyer VHMS deposit, Australia: constraints on the origin and evolution of the mineralising system, Mineralium Deposita, 36, (5) pp. 406-415. ISSN 0026-4598 (2001) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1007/s001260100161
Abstract
Statistical analysis of the vein thickness distributions of veins in the Cambrian Hellyer volcanic- hosted massive sulfide deposit, Australia, indicates that the vein thickness data conform to power-law distributions characterised by fractal dimensions D. The most intensely mineralised vein type is characterised by a low fractal dimension, whereas weakly mineralised or barren vein types have elevated D-values. The observed differences in the fractal dimensions suggest that the study of vein thickness distributions may provide a tool in exploration. It is also shown that the field observations can be explained by a model linking the fractal dimensions of the vein thickness distributions with the mechanisms responsible for the formation and evolution of the vein systems.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Geology |
| Research Field: | Structural geology and tectonics |
| Objective Division: | Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) |
| Objective Group: | Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources) |
| Objective Field: | Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources) not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Gemmell, JB (Professor Bruce Gemmell) |
| ID Code: | 23250 |
| Year Published: | 2001 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 32 |
| Deposited By: | Centre for Ore Deposit Research - CODES CoE |
| Deposited On: | 2001-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-11-21 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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