1_README.DOC Preliminary Publications Book 2 from Project on Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of Northeast Asia By Sodov Ariunbileg, Gombosuren Badarch, Valentina Belichenko, Nikolai A. Berzin, Gennandiy V. Birul'kin, Alexander N. Bulgatov, Jamba Byamba, Alexey V. Deikunenko, Gunchin Dejidmaa, Yuriy V.V. Davydov, Elimir G. Distanov, Yongsheng Dong, Dangindorjiin Dorjgotov, Sergey I. Dril, Valeriy Yu. Fridovskiy, Ivan V. Gordienko, Gennandiy N. Gamyanin, Ochir Gerel, Ayurzana Gotovsuren, Duk Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Boris I. Kim, Anatoliy P. Kochnev, Eugeney A. Korago, Mikhail K. KosÕko, Alexei V. Kostin, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Sergey A. Letunov, Jiliang Li, Xujun Li, Galina D. Malceva, V.D. Melnikov, Valeriy M. Nikitin, Warren J. Nokleberg, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Demberel Orolmaa, Vladimir S. Oxman, Leonid M. Parfenov, Ludmila I. Popeko, Nikolay V. Popov, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Sergey M. Rodionov, Sergey N. Rudnev, Zhan V. Seminskiy, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Eugeney V. Sklyarov, Vitaly I. Sotnikov, Alexander P. Smelov, Alexander V. Spiridonov, Vitaly A. Stepanov, Valeriy V. Stogniy, Sadahisa Sudo, Fengyue Sun, Jiapeng Sun, Valeriy M. Supletsov, Oleg I. Suprunenko, Vladimir F. Timofeev, Onongin Tomurtogoo, Felix F. TretÕyakov, Oleg A. Tyan, Valery A. Vernikovsky, Valeriy G. Vetluzhskikh, Alexander G. Vladimirov, Koji Wakita, Aihua Xi, Yakov V. Yakovlev, Hongquan Yan, Mao Ye, Alexander N. Zedgenizov, Qiusheng Zhang, Vladimir I. Zhizhin, Nikolay N. Zinchuk, and Lydia M. Zorina Scientific Editors: Warren J. Nokleberg, Robert J. Miller, Vera V. Naumova, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Leonid M. Parfenov, Mikhail I. Kuzmin, Tatiana M. Bounaeva, Alexander A. Obolenskiy, Sergey M. Rodionov, Zhan V. Seminskiy, and Michael F. Diggles. Open-File Report 03-203 2003 Prepared in Collaboration with Russian Academy of Sciences, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Jilin University, Korean Geology, Mining, and Materials, and Geological Survey of Japan This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISBN: 0-607-92246-X For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services, ESIC Open-File Reports, PO Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225 (telephone 888-ASK-USGS). Available for free downloading without copyright restriction on the World-Wide Web at http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open- file/of03-203 QUICK START For those already familiar with Adobe Acrobat Reader and who have version 5.0 or higher or MS Word on their computer, go directly to the file OF03-203.pdf or OF03-203.doc respectively. INTRODUCTION This readme file describes the digital files on this CD-ROM report that consist of summary data tables, and geodynamics, mineral deposit location, and metallogenic belt maps compiled for the project on the Mineral Resources, Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of Northeast Asia (Eastern and Southern Siberia, Mongolia, Northeastern China, South Korea, and Japan). FILES ON CD-ROM AND DATA ORGANIZATION At the root (base level) of this CD-ROM are the 1_README.TXT and 1_README.doc files, and the documentation for this publication (OF03-203.doc and OF03-203.pdf). The materials on the CD-ROM, including maps, tables, and articles, are stored in the following directories under the indicated file names. Articles and tables are in Word 6 format (*.doc) and in Adobe Acrobat Reader format (*.pdf). Maps and figures are Adobe Acrobat Reader format (*.pdf). Plain-text files are in ASCII (*.txt). DIRECTORIES AND FILES Acrobat. This directory contains Adobe Acrobat Reader installation programs for Windows and Macintosh computers. After installing this program, the files in PDF (*.pdf) format (text, figures, and maps) can be viewed and printed. GEODYNAM. This directory contains the NE Asia Geodynamics Map (5 M scale) with introduction and list of map units. GEOGMAP. This directory contains the NE Asia Geographic Base Map (5 M scale). METBELTS. This directory contains NE Asia Metallogenic Belt Maps (15 M scale), the NE Asia Lode Mineral Deposit and Placer District Map, and a summary metallogenic belt table. MINDEP. This directory contains summary tables of NE Asia lode mineral deposits and placer districts, and an introduction. MINMOD. This directory contains descriptions of mineral deposit models and references for NE Asia. PROJMAT. This director contains various NE Asia project materials, including a project emblem, a project area index map, and pamphlets for the NE Asia project, and for a previous, similar project on the Circum-North Pacific (Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. A detailed list of directories and files is given in the overview document, titled OF03-203.pdf and OF03-203.doc. DISCLAIMERS This Compact Disc-Read-Only-Memory (CD-ROM) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. 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Almost any UNIX system-based or Linux workstation can read these files. On any platforms, you will need Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader 5.0 or higher (included on this disk for Macintosh and Windows) or other software that can translate PDF files. PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) FILES This CD-ROM contains Portable Document Format (PDF) files for viewing and searching documents. The Acrobat directory contains installers for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 and 5.1 for both Windows (PC directory) and Macintosh (Mac directory). The installers are provided on this disc, or can be downloaded as the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, free, via the Internet from the Adobe homepage on the World- Wide Web at http://www.adobe.com/. In order to view PDF files you will need a reader that can translate PDF files. This CD-ROM contains a full-text index (index.pdx and associated files in the index directory) that is for use in searching the PDF files for words or sets of words using the search tool in Acrobat Reader. ASSOCIATED PROJECT These materials on this CD-ROM are a summary of major compilations and syntheses accomplished in six-year project. Detailed publications of compilations, syntheses, and interpretations are being prepared for publication. The major scientific goals and benefits of the project are to: (1) provide a comprehensive international data base on the mineral resources of the region that is the first, extensive knowledge available in English; (2) provide major new interpretations of the origin and crustal evolution of mineralizing systems and their host rocks, thereby enabling enhanced, broad-scale tectonic reconstructions and interpretations; and (3) promote trade and scientific and technical exchanges between the North America and Northeast Asia. Data from the project are providing sound scientific data and interpretations for commercial firms, governmental agencies, universities, and individuals who are developing new ventures and studies in the project area, and for land- use planning studies that deal with both mineral potential issues. Northeast Asia has vast potential for known and undiscovered mineral deposits; however, little information existed in English in the West until publication of products from this project. Data and interpretations from the project are providing basic knowledge for major scientific, commercial, national, and international endeavors by other interested individuals and groups. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For the preparation of this report, we thank the many geologists who have worked with us for their valuable expertise in each region of Siberia, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East. We thank Russian interpreters Tatiana Bounaeva and Elena Koltunova for their skill and assistance during long and complex scientific dialogues, and for translation of complex geologic descriptions and references. We also thank managers N.L. Dobretsov, L.C. Gundersen, P.P. Hearn, K. Johnson, R. Koski, L.P. Leahy, J. Medlin, M. Power, K. Schulz, P. Vikre, and J.N. Weaver for their encouragement and support of the project. We thank Vladimir Berger and Reimar Seltman for their constructive reviews.