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January 23, 2010

Appendix C: Summary of Major Metallogenic Belts in Northeast Asia (the Russian Far East, Yakutia, Siberia, Transbaikalia, Northern China, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan) Appendix C: Summary of Major Metallogenic Belts in Northeast Asia (the Russian Far East, Yakutia, Siberia, Transbaikalia, Northern China, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan)

The major purposes of this chapter are to provide (1) an overview of the regional geology, tectonics, and metallogenesis of Northeast Asia for readers who are unfamiliar with the region, (2) a general scientific introduction to the succeeding chapters of this volume, and (3) an overview of the methodology of metallogenic and tectonic analysis used in this study. We also describe how a...

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Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Elimir G. Distanov, Gombosuren Badarch, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Duk-Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Warren J. Nokleberg, Leonid M. Parfenov, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Zhan V. Seminskiy, Alexander P. Smelov, Hongquan Yan, Yuriy Davydov, Valeriy Yu. Fridovskiy, Gennandiy N. Gamyanin, Ochir Gerel, Alexei V. Kostin, Sergey A. Letunov, Xujun Li, Valeriy M. Nikitin, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Sadahisa Sudo, Vitaly I. Sotnikov, Alexander V. Spiridonov, Vitaly A. Stepanov, Fengyue Sun, Jiapeng Sun, Weizhi Sun, Valeriy M. Supletsov, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Oleg A. Tyan, Valeriy G. Vetluzhskikh, Koji Wakita, Yakov V. Yakovlev, Lydia M. Zorina

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Middle Jurassic through Quaternary metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 8 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia Middle Jurassic through Quaternary metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 8 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia

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Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Zhan V. Seminskiy, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Warren J. Nokleberg

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Late Carboniferous through early Jurassic metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 7 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia Late Carboniferous through early Jurassic metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 7 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia

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Sergey Dril, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Sergey M. Rodionov, Vitaly I. Sotnikov, Alexander M. Spiridonov, Zhan V. Seminsky, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Warren J. Nokleberg

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Methodology of a combined regional metallogenic and tectonic analysis for northeast Asia, Chapter 2 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia Methodology of a combined regional metallogenic and tectonic analysis for northeast Asia, Chapter 2 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia

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Warren J. Nokleberg, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Kenneth M. Dawson, Roman A. Eremin, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Alexander I. Khanchuk, James W.H. Monger, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Leonid M. Parfenov, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Sergey M. Rodionov, Vladimir I. Shpikerman

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Tectonic and metallogenic model for northeast Asia, Chapter 9 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia Tectonic and metallogenic model for northeast Asia, Chapter 9 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia

Authors

Leonid M. Parfenov, Nikolai A. Berzin, Gombosuren Badarch, Valentina G. Belichenko, Alexander N. Bulgatov, Sergey I. Dril, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Galina L. Kirillova, Mikhail I. Kuz'min, Warren J. Nokleberg, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Christopher R. Scotese, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Onongyn Tomurtogoo, Hongquan Yan

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Devonian through early Carboniferous (Mississippian) metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 6 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia Devonian through early Carboniferous (Mississippian) metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia, Chapter 6 in Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia

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Gombosuren Badarch, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Ochir Gerel, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Warren J. Nokleberg

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 23, 2010

Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2010

To reactivate or not to reactivate: nature and varied behavior of structural inheritance in the Proterozoic basement of the Eastern Colorado mineral belt over 1.7 billion years of earth history To reactivate or not to reactivate: nature and varied behavior of structural inheritance in the Proterozoic basement of the Eastern Colorado mineral belt over 1.7 billion years of earth history

The eastern central Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado has long been a region of geologic interest because of Laramide-age hydrothermal polymetallic vein-related ores. The region is characterized by a well-exposed array of geologic structures associated with ductile and brittle deformation, which record crustal strain over 1.7 billion years of continental growth and evolution...

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Jonathan S. Caine, John Ridley, Zachary R. Wessel

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

January 1, 2010

The Mt. Lewis fault zone: Tectonic implications for eastern San Francisco Bay The Mt. Lewis fault zone: Tectonic implications for eastern San Francisco Bay

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Authors

Janet Watt, David A. Ponce, Robert W. Simpson, Russell W. Graymer, Robert C. Jachens, Carl M. Wentworth

Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary

January 1, 2010

Mineral resource of the month: silicon Mineral resource of the month: silicon

The article offers information about silicon, a metalloid element which is considered the second-most abundant element in the Earth crust.

Authors

Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

January 1, 2010

Ball clay Ball clay

The article reports on the global market performance of ball clay in 2009 and presents an outlook for its 2010 performance. Several companies mined ball call in the country including Old Hickey Clay Co., Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co., and H.C. Spinks Clay Co. Information on the decline in ball clay imports and exports is also presented.

Authors

Robert L. Virta

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

January 1, 2010

Mineral resource of the month: salt Mineral resource of the month: salt

The article presents information on various types of salt. Rock salt is either found from underground halite deposits or near the surface. Other types of salt include solar salt, salt brine, and vacuum pan salt. The different uses of salt are also given including its use as a flavor enhancer, as a road deicing agent, and to manufacture sodium hydroxide.

Authors

Dennis S. Kostick

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center