Fractal Structure of Au Geochemical Field for Shuikoushan Orefield in Hunan Province, China and its Application to Mineralization

Abstract:

The fractal measure on Au geochemical field of Mawangtang and Xinmengshan in Shuikoushan Pb-Zn-Au polymetallic ore field, Hunan, China was achieved by projective covering method in this paper. The results show a bifractal relation for Au Geochemical field which includes a textural fractal dimension (D₁) at small scale and a structural fractal dimension (D₂) at large scale with average breakpoint 86.0m which may be look as the movement scale of ore-forming fluid. All of fractal dimensions were between 2 to 3, D₁ was 2.0011 and D₂ was 2.0001 at Mawangtang as well as D₁ was 2.4466 and D₂ was 2.0408 at Xinmengshan respectively. The fractal dimensions appear the textural fractal dimensions were larger than their structural fractal dimensions indicate that the evolution of ore-forming fluid more complex than background value of this ore field. And what’s more, the fractal values of Mawangtang were larger than Xinmengshan may result from the mineralization with the former not only control by the overthrust structure and fold the same as the latter but also had a closed relationship with the acid to mafic magmatism.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1092-1093)
• Pages: 1398-1401
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1092-1093.1398
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Yan Shi Xie*, Jian Wen Yin, Kai Xuan Tan, Liang Chen, Yang Hu, Yong Hui Li
• Keywords: Application to Mineralization, Au Geochemical Field, China, Fractal Structure, Hunan Province, Shuikoushan Orefield

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