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Prepared in collaboration with Russian Academy of Sciences, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Korean Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Japan/AIST, and Jilin University

U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 2007-1183

Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia

Edited by Warren J. Nokleberg, Leonid M. Parfenov, Gombosuren Badarch, Nikolai A. Berzin, Duk Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander P. Smelov, Hongquan Yan, and Michael F. Diggles

2007

map of northeast Asia showing seven elements;  Sea or ocean, active continental margin ard, active subduction zone, craton, north Asian craton margin, cratonal terrane or superterrane, and tectonic collage
Major tectonic elements and Devonian and early Carboniferous metallogenic belts for northeast Asia

This volume will contain, upon completion, a series of interpretative articles on the metallogenesis and tectonics of Northeast Asia. The volume consists of the following chapters and appendices.

Chapters A through C provide an overview of the geology and metallogenesis of the region, an explanation of the methodology of regional metallogenic and tectonic analysis employed for the project, and descriptions of mineral deposit models (types) for the project. Chapters D through H provide descriptions of the characteristics and interpretations of the origins of the major geologic units, metallogenic belts, and major mineral deposits for a series of time slices that range from the Archean to the Present. Chapter I presents a description of an integrated metallogenic and tectonic model for the region. And chapter J presents (1) a dynamic tectonic and metallogenic model for the region, and (2) a comprehensive series of geologic maps, mineral deposit location map, and metallogenic belt maps, and descriptions of map units for the region.

Chapters

Chapter A. Introduction to Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia by Leonid M. Parfenov, Gombosuren Badarch, Nikolai A. Berzin, Duk Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Warren J. Nokleberg, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander P. Smelov, and Hongquan Yan

Chapter B. Methodology of Combined Regional Metallogenic and Tectonic Analysis by 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, and Vladimir I. Shpikerman

Chapter C. Mineral Deposit Models for Northeast Asia by Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Sergei M. Rodionov, Sodov Ariunbileg, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Elimir G. Distanov, Dangindorjiin Dorjgotov, Ochir Gerel, Duk Hwan Hwang, Fengyue Sun, Ayurzana Gotovsuren, Sergei N. Letunov, Xujun Li, Warren J. Nokleberg, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Zhan V. Seminsky, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Nikolai A. Goryachev Akexander P. Smelov, Vitaly I. Sotnikov, Alexander A. Spiridonov, Lydia V. Zorina, and Hongquan Yan

Chapter D. Archean to Mesoproterozoic Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter E. Neoproterozoic to Silurian Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter F. Devonian to Early Carboniferous Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter G. Late Paleozoic through Middle Triassic Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter H. Late Triassic through Quaternary Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter I. Metallogenic and Tectonic Model for Northeast Asia (coming soon)

Chapter J. Dynamic Tectonic Model for the Metallogenesis and Tectonics of Northeast, and Data Sets (coming soon)

Appendix A. Description of Northeast Asia Project and Associated Products by Warren J. Nokleberg, Leonid M. Parfenov, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander P. Smelov, Gombosuren Badarch, Hongquan Yan, Duk Hwan Hwang, and Masatsugu Ogasawara

Appendix B. Detailed Description of Map Units for Northeast Asia Summary Geodynamics Map by Leonid M. Parfenov, Gombosuren Badarch, Nikolai A. Berzin, Duk Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Warren J. Nokleberg, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Alexander P. Smelov, and Hongquan Yan

Appendix C. Summary of Major Metallogenic Belts for Northeast Asia (Russian Far East, Yakutia, Eastern Siberia, Transbaikalia, Northern China, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan) by 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 V.V. 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, and Lydia M. Zorina


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