Singularity mapping of bulk leach extractable gold and-80# stream sediment geochemical data in recognition of gold and base metal mineralization footprints in Biga Peninsula South, Turkey

Yilmaz, Huseyin; Yousefi, Mahyar; Parsa, Mohammad; SÖNMEZ, FATMA; Maghsoodi, Abbas

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.02.015

Singularity mapping of bulk leach extractable gold and-80# stream sediment geochemical data in recognition of gold and base metal mineralization footprints in Biga Peninsula South, Turkey

Yilmaz H., Yousefi M., Parsa M., SÖNMEZ F. N., Maghsoodi A.

JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES, cilt.153, ss.156-172, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 153
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.02.015
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.156-172
Anahtar Kelimeler: Geochemical dispersion, Singularity mapping, Number-size, Concentration-area, Multi-fractal models, Anomalies, Western Turkey
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Stream sediments remain the preferred geochemical sampling media for regional mineral exploration programs in most parts of the world where there is a well-defined drainage system. In Au exploration the analysis of either Bulk Leach Extractable Gold (BLEG) or acid-extractable Au in the - 80# ( < 180 mu m) stream sediment fraction are the two most common approaches. Western Turkey contains a variety of mineral deposit types and geological settings. Using a geochemical database derived mainly from company exploration programs, a study is made on the efficiency of singularity mapping technique in detecting the known mineral deposits or prospects.