Rowland and Rhys edited the text in 2020 into contributed 9 chapters. The concept for this SEG Reviews volume was initiated in 2013 when Julie Rowland invited Dave Rhys to deliver a short course on gold deposits—their structure and setting—to students, academics, and industry representatives at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Motivations were undeniably selfish—Julie wanting to learn as much as she could from Dave’s experience in applying structural geology to gold deposits, and Dave keen to apply Julie’s knowledge of the structure of the Taupo volcanic zone to a better understanding of epithermal environments.
They began talking and realized that, although some excellent publications exist (e.g., the wonderful Reviews in Economic Geology Vol. 14, Structural Controls on Ore Genesis), there was a gap at the applied structural geology end of the spectrum. Where should an exploration geologist or young researcher look for guidance on applied structural geology?
They ambitiously decided to pull together a Reviews volume to provide guidance to working geologists and researchers tasked with applying concepts of structural geology to mineral exploration. Given their respective backgrounds and interests, they honed the scope down to ore-forming hydrothermal systems and set about inviting top practitioners and researchers from around the globe to contribute their wisdom.
The result is a volume that spans theory and practice across mineral deposit types at a variety of scales. The volume starts with two scene-setting chapters. First, Tom Blenkinsop, Nick Oliver, Paul Dirks, Michael Nugus, Gerard Tripp, and Ioan Sanislav demonstrate how principles of structural geology can be applied to understanding hydrothermal gold deposits using predominantly lode gold case studies. They describe a classic workflow with reference to examples and useful resources.
Stephen Cox then delves into the processes that drive metal-carrying fluids through the accessible crust and optimize ore formation. This richly illustrated chapter considers feedback between fluid flow and deformation and sets the theoretical foundation for understanding from a structural perspective where and why ore formation occurs within hydrothermal systems. Cox’s chapter provides the heft to underpin predictive structural frameworks for targeting.
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