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Prakash R. Golani
Assessment
of Ore Deposit
Settings, Structures
and Proximity
Indicator Minerals
in Geological
Exploration
Springer Mineralogy
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Prakash R. Golani
123
Prakash R. Golani
Formerly Head, Training Institute,
Geological Survey of India
Jaipur, India
This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG
The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Dedicated to
Field Geologists of
The Geological Survey of India
Preface
The conception of making the present write up in an almost atlas format emanated
from my interaction with officer trainees while working as faculty in the Training
Institute of the Geological Survey of India. There appeared a perceptible lack of
ability in the fresh pass outs from academic institutions to observe and comprehend
geological features at outcrop levels in hydrothermally altered, multiply deformed,
metamorphosed and mineral-rich Precambrian terrains. Among others, the present
book brings to fore the field visuals that attempt to bridge the gap between the
knowledge acquired in classrooms and its applied aspects in various facets of
geological exploration.
   The book addresses the basic aspects of ore deposit settings, structural consid-
erations and proximity indicators minerals that together constitute key factors in
mineral targeting and searching new ore deposits. In addition, geophysical frame-
work of various ore deposit types and mineralogical transformations that are
commonly associated with the mineralized tracts during and subsequent to the
ore-forming processes forms a chapter to complement geological aspects.
Challenges in mineral exploration especially in searching new ore deposits beneath
the barren cover sequences and efficacy of different geoscientific surveys in
acquisition of new data to obviate the declining rate of new mineral discoveries are
the important components that are dealt briefly in later two chapters of the book.
   This book is written with my experience and expertise in geological mapping,
metallogenic studies and field-related aspects in mineral exploration on
well-exposed and richly mineralized belts in the Precambrian terrains of India. It is
strongly supported by geological maps and over 200 field photographs that display
permeability-related structural elements including their reactivations, hydrothermal
features and proximity indicator minerals of ore deposits and their repository
sequences. Besides, various world-class and major metalliferous mineral deposits
belonging to different ore-forming set ups find place in several tables indicating
their size, key geological and structural parameters, age relations and geophysical
responses.
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viii                                                                     Preface
   The book is addressed to graduate students and young professionals who aspire
to work in the field of mineral exploration and other aspects of applied geology.
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1
2 Assessment of Ore Deposit Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 .   .    5
  2.1 Regional Geological Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               .   .    6
       2.1.1 Cratons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           .   .    6
       2.1.2 Fold Belts and Orogenesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   .   .    7
       2.1.3 Magmatic Provinces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  .   .   12
  2.2 Intracontinental Basins and Platformal Sequences . . . . . . . . . .                         .   .   13
  2.3 Tectonic Set Ups and Metallogeny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   .   .   15
  2.4 Geological Assessment in Deformed and Metamorphic
       Terrains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    .   .   19
       2.4.1 Assessment of Metavolcanic Set Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          .   .   20
       2.4.2 Recognition of Ancient Evaporitic Set Ups . . . . . . . .                             .   .   22
       2.4.3 Recognition of Unconformable Relationships . . . . . . .                              .   .   24
  2.5 Mineral Deposit Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              .   .   26
       2.5.1 Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits . . . .                                  .   .   26
       2.5.2 Sedimentary-Exhalative (SEDEX) and Sediment-Hosted
               Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        .   .   35
       2.5.3 Porphyry Cu Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  .   .   49
       2.5.4 Epithermal Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 .   .   54
       2.5.5 Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) Deposits . . . . . . . . .                              .   .   57
       2.5.6 Weathering-Related Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     .   .   62
       2.5.7 Magmatic Type Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    .   .   71
       2.5.8 Granite-Hosted Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   .   .   75
       2.5.9 Gold Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             .   .   80
       2.5.10 Evaporite-Associated Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    .   .   89
  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .   .   97
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The book lays emphasis on ore deposit set ups, structural permeability and proximity
indicator minerals that have relevance in assessing mineral potential of prospec-
tive terrains. It also covers aspects of geophysical framework, data acquisition and
challenges posed by the declining rate of new mineral discoveries of economic
significance.
   It is believed that a geological map on reasonably good scale, appropriate to
the complexity of a given terrain is a strong scientific document in its own right.
Unlike the current trends in research that appear to lay excessive stress on lab-
generated data on geologic materials, this book keeps the field-related visuals on
higher pedestal, believing that it kick starts thinking process on multiple lines. The
book draws strength from field observations that were made during the unusually
long stint of about 35 years in the Geological Survey of India. The write up reflects
author’s experience and perspective developed during all those years in geological
and structural mapping, exploration and metallogenic studies in the richly miner-
alized and intensely deformed Precambrian terrains. The examples are drawn from
western, central and northeastern India and the extra peninsular region covering some
parts of complexly tectonized Himalayas.
   The terms like mineral belt/district, regional/province and cratons are used for
progressively larger expanses of terrains. The phrase terrain is used in general sense
for larger tracts that show comparable and a ‘linked’ up geological framework.
   Apart from introduction, the book contains six chapters, each is linked to the next
in a conceived logical sequence. A significant component of the second chapter on
assessment of ore deposit settings focuses on major ore deposit types. It includes
key geologic and geochemical parameters that characterize and distinguish various
ore deposit type and are useful in planning exploration programs. The section is
preceded by geodynamic framework from transcontinental to craton-level geologic
set ups including orogens, fold belts and large magmatic provinces that together
govern regional level localization of the ore deposits. The chapter also discusses
problems faced by field geologists in assessing intensely deformed metavolcanic
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