The Sikhote-Alin Fold System. General Structural Features and Certain Aspects of Control of Gold Mineralization: A Case Study for Central Sikhote-Alin, Russia (Part One)

A structural analysis of the Sikhote-Alin fold system in Central Russia reveals that its gold-sulfide mineralization is closely linked to Cretaceous-era folding characterized by northeast-southwest (50-60°) orientation, formed under conditions of crustal shortening and left-lateral shear. The study identifies type-morphic features indicating this folding resulted from longitudinal bending with flow during a period of tectonomagmatic activity spanning the Aptian to late Cretaceous. The research employs structural-kinematic correlation to elucidate the relationship between folding dynamics and gold mineralization, offering insights into the geological processes controlling ore formation in this region.

Nevolin, P. L., Mitrokhin, A. N., Utkin, V. P.,. (2018). THE SIKHOTE-ALIN FOLD SYSTEM. GENERAL STRUCTURAL FEATURES AND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CONTROL OF GOLD MINERALIZATION: A CASE STUDY FOR CENTRAL SIKHOTE-ALIN, RUSSIA (Part One). Bulletin of Kamchatka Regional Association «Educational-Scientific Center». Earth Sciences, (2(38)), 84–101. https://doi.org/10.31431/1816-5524-2018-2-38-84-101