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- basin fluid flow, which in turn, is controlled by the
- evolving architecture of the basin. Understanding and
- predicting the location of ore deposits therefore depends
- on knowledge of the three-dimensional geometry of
- the target basin through time (4-D basin architecture).
- However, quantitative basin analysis is severely
- handicapped in the absence of extensive seismic reflection
- data from the target terranes, such as the Proterozoic
- of northern Australia, host to a world-class base metal
- endowment. Geological mapping and regional potential
- field geophysical data, on the other hand, are widely
- available, but their interpretation in terms of 4-D basin
- architecture is not straightforward. GIS and geophysical
- modelling were deployed to assist.
- A GIS with 1:250 000-scale geological map and
- geochemical data was designed and implemented for a
- region in the McArthur Basin encompassing the giant
- HYC Zn-Pb-Ag deposit. The GIS incorporates geological
- attributes that encode depth information implicit in the
- stratigraphic column. This data structure, in conjunction
- with topological attributes, allows queries based on the
- stratigraphic relationships of spatial elements.
- An initial 3-D picture of the basin, relying solely
- on surface geological data and measured stratigraphic
- thicknesses, was developed by generation of layers
- comprising 'predicted' structure contour values for any
- given stratigraphic unit. This prediction is analogous
- to calculation of the theoretical Bouguer gravity value
- during reduction of gravity data. The predicted value
- (for example, of basement depth) does not necessarily
- indicate the true elevation of the surface being considered
- at a given location; rather, it is a baseline for comparison.
- Lateral variations from this baseline indicate departures
- of basin shape from 'layer-cake' geometry. By this
- mechanism, elements of the basin fill, lost due to
- deformation and erosion following terminal deposition,
- may be restored for comparative purposes.
- The development of stratigraphic topology enables
- automatic identification of the location and magnitude
- of unconformities on geological maps. These indicate
- areas and periods of uplift through the sedimentation
- history of the basin, from which fluid flow may have been
- topographically driven. Conversely, the distribution
- of unconformities circumscribes regions of more
- continuous sedimentation, where accommodation space
- was developed more consistently.
- Both gravity and magnetic data were forward
- modelled in an extensive interlocking array of cross-sectional
- 2-D profiles. Several basin units are resolvable
- from regional data using these methods. In particular, the
- HYC-hosting upper McArthur Group is distinguishable
- due to its carbonate-dominant composition, resulting in a
- positive density contrast. These interpretations, initially
- expressed as structure contours and isopachs (Leaman
- 1998), were interpolated into 3-D models of the present
- disposition of basin units. These may be compared
- directly with the basin unit depths and thicknesses
- 'predicted' from outcrop-derived data.
- Residuals, after removal of 'predicted' or 'layer-cake'
- McArthur Group thickness from the 'actual'
- (geophysically interpreted) present thickness, directly
- map the location and size of active sub-basins at the
- time of the formation of HYC mineralisation. The subbasins
- thus defined are congruent with indications
- from unconformity distribution. HYC's situation at the
- northeastern edge of one of these sub-basins is consistent
- with topographic and bounding growth fault control
- on the palaeohydrogeological regime that focused
- mineralising fluids in the vicinity of the deposit. Other
- sub-basin edges are indicated as sites of potential base
- metal mineralisation." name="eprints.abstract" />
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- basin fluid flow, which in turn, is controlled by the
- evolving architecture of the basin. Understanding and
- predicting the location of ore deposits therefore depends
- on knowledge of the three-dimensional geometry of
- the target basin through time (4-D basin architecture).
- However, quantitative basin analysis is severely
- handicapped in the absence of extensive seismic reflection
- data from the target terranes, such as the Proterozoic
- of northern Australia, host to a world-class base metal
- endowment. Geological mapping and regional potential
- field geophysical data, on the other hand, are widely
- available, but their interpretation in terms of 4-D basin
- architecture is not straightforward. GIS and geophysical
- modelling were deployed to assist.
- A GIS with 1:250 000-scale geological map and
- geochemical data was designed and implemented for a
- region in the McArthur Basin encompassing the giant
- HYC Zn-Pb-Ag deposit. The GIS incorporates geological
- attributes that encode depth information implicit in the
- stratigraphic column. This data structure, in conjunction
- with topological attributes, allows queries based on the
- stratigraphic relationships of spatial elements.
- An initial 3-D picture of the basin, relying solely
- on surface geological data and measured stratigraphic
- thicknesses, was developed by generation of layers
- comprising 'predicted' structure contour values for any
- given stratigraphic unit. This prediction is analogous
- to calculation of the theoretical Bouguer gravity value
- during reduction of gravity data. The predicted value
- (for example, of basement depth) does not necessarily
- indicate the true elevation of the surface being considered
- at a given location; rather, it is a baseline for comparison.
- Lateral variations from this baseline indicate departures
- of basin shape from 'layer-cake' geometry. By this
- mechanism, elements of the basin fill, lost due to
- deformation and erosion following terminal deposition,
- may be restored for comparative purposes.
- The development of stratigraphic topology enables
- automatic identification of the location and magnitude
- of unconformities on geological maps. These indicate
- areas and periods of uplift through the sedimentation
- history of the basin, from which fluid flow may have been
- topographically driven. Conversely, the distribution
- of unconformities circumscribes regions of more
- continuous sedimentation, where accommodation space
- was developed more consistently.
- Both gravity and magnetic data were forward
- modelled in an extensive interlocking array of cross-sectional
- 2-D profiles. Several basin units are resolvable
- from regional data using these methods. In particular, the
- HYC-hosting upper McArthur Group is distinguishable
- due to its carbonate-dominant composition, resulting in a
- positive density contrast. These interpretations, initially
- expressed as structure contours and isopachs (Leaman
- 1998), were interpolated into 3-D models of the present
- disposition of basin units. These may be compared
- directly with the basin unit depths and thicknesses
- 'predicted' from outcrop-derived data.
- Residuals, after removal of 'predicted' or 'layer-cake'
- McArthur Group thickness from the 'actual'
- (geophysically interpreted) present thickness, directly
- map the location and size of active sub-basins at the
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- from unconformity distribution. HYC's situation at the
- northeastern edge of one of these sub-basins is consistent
- with topographic and bounding growth fault control
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Inferring central McArthur Basin shape at HYC time: Integration of geophysical interpretation and geology using GIS</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Duffett, M.L.</span> and <span class="person_name">Roach, M.</span> and <span class="person_name">Leaman, D.E.</span> (2007) <xhtml:em>Inferring central McArthur Basin shape at HYC time: Integration of geophysical interpretation and geology using GIS.</xhtml:em> In: Proceedings of the Central Australian Basins Symposium, Alice Springs, 16-18 August, 2005. Northern Territory Geological Survey Special Publication, 2 . Northern Territory Geological Survey, Darwin, NT.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_681' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/668/1/P09_Duffett_et_al.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_681' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_681"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/668/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/668/1/P09_Duffett_et_al.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />2737Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.conferences.minerals.nt.gov.au/cabsproceedings">http://www.conferences.minerals.nt.gov.au/cabsproceedings</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Sediment-hosted metallogeny results from sedimentary
- basin fluid flow, which in turn, is controlled by the
- evolving architecture of the basin. Understanding and
- predicting the location of ore deposits therefore depends
- on knowledge of the three-dimensional geometry of
- the target basin through time (4-D basin architecture).
- However, quantitative basin analysis is severely
- handicapped in the absence of extensive seismic reflection
- data from the target terranes, such as the Proterozoic
- of northern Australia, host to a world-class base metal
- endowment. Geological mapping and regional potential
- field geophysical data, on the other hand, are widely
- available, but their interpretation in terms of 4-D basin
- architecture is not straightforward. GIS and geophysical
- modelling were deployed to assist.
- A GIS with 1:250 000-scale geological map and
- geochemical data was designed and implemented for a
- region in the McArthur Basin encompassing the giant
- HYC Zn-Pb-Ag deposit. The GIS incorporates geological
- attributes that encode depth information implicit in the
- stratigraphic column. This data structure, in conjunction
- with topological attributes, allows queries based on the
- stratigraphic relationships of spatial elements.
- An initial 3-D picture of the basin, relying solely
- on surface geological data and measured stratigraphic
- thicknesses, was developed by generation of layers
- comprising 'predicted' structure contour values for any
- given stratigraphic unit. This prediction is analogous
- to calculation of the theoretical Bouguer gravity value
- during reduction of gravity data. The predicted value
- (for example, of basement depth) does not necessarily
- indicate the true elevation of the surface being considered
- at a given location; rather, it is a baseline for comparison.
- Lateral variations from this baseline indicate departures
- of basin shape from 'layer-cake' geometry. By this
- mechanism, elements of the basin fill, lost due to
- deformation and erosion following terminal deposition,
- may be restored for comparative purposes.
- The development of stratigraphic topology enables
- automatic identification of the location and magnitude
- of unconformities on geological maps. These indicate
- areas and periods of uplift through the sedimentation
- history of the basin, from which fluid flow may have been
- topographically driven. Conversely, the distribution
- of unconformities circumscribes regions of more
- continuous sedimentation, where accommodation space
- was developed more consistently.
- Both gravity and magnetic data were forward
- modelled in an extensive interlocking array of cross-sectional
- 2-D profiles. Several basin units are resolvable
- from regional data using these methods. In particular, the
- HYC-hosting upper McArthur Group is distinguishable
- due to its carbonate-dominant composition, resulting in a
- positive density contrast. These interpretations, initially
- expressed as structure contours and isopachs (Leaman
- 1998), were interpolated into 3-D models of the present
- disposition of basin units. These may be compared
- directly with the basin unit depths and thicknesses
- 'predicted' from outcrop-derived data.
- Residuals, after removal of 'predicted' or 'layer-cake'
- McArthur Group thickness from the 'actual'
- (geophysically interpreted) present thickness, directly
- map the location and size of active sub-basins at the
- time of the formation of HYC mineralisation. The subbasins
- thus defined are congruent with indications
- from unconformity distribution. HYC's situation at the
- northeastern edge of one of these sub-basins is consistent
- with topographic and bounding growth fault control
- on the palaeohydrogeological regime that focused
- mineralising fluids in the vicinity of the deposit. Other
- sub-basin edges are indicated as sites of potential base
- metal mineralisation.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Book Chapter</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Northern Territory, McArthur Basin, geographic
- information systems (GIS), sedimentary basins, reconstruction,
- mineral deposits, metallogenesis, Sedex, exhalative
- processes, base metals, geophysical interpretation, geological
- interpretation, regional mineral exploration</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/269999.html">260000 Earth Sciences > 269900 Other Earth Sciences > 269999 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/260108.html">260000 Earth Sciences > 260100 Geology > 260108 Geotectonics</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/291004.html">290000 Engineering and Technology > 291000 Geomatic Engineering > 291004 Spatial Information Systems</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">668</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Mark Duffett</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">14 Feb 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">23 Jan 2008 15:54</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=668;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=668">item control page</a></p>
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