СТРОЕНИЕ ЗЕМНОЙ КОРЫ И ЛИТОСФЕРНОЙ МАНТИИ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ ЧАСТИ НИЖНЕАМУРСКОЙ МИНЕРАГЕНИЧЕСКОЙ ЗОНЫ И ЗАКОНОМЕРНОСТИ РАСПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ РУДНОГО ЗОЛОТА В ЕЕ ПРЕДЕЛАХ

Abstract

In this study, we consider the features of the deep structure of the Earth’s crust and the lithospheric mantle in the central part of the Lower Amur mineragenic zone and in the area that flanks on the zone from the west, including the Albazinsky gold ore cluster. Zones with a sharp change in density and magnetic properties associated with Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene magmatism were established based on the calculated density and magnetic depth models of the territory. A ring structure ~200 km across was identified, which is characterized by the low-density lithospheric mantle and density and magnetic inhomogeneities in the Earth’s crust associated with a wide development of intrusive bodies within it, as well as their attitude and composition. The spatial relation of gold ore districts, clusters and deposits to density and magnetic inhomogeneities in the crust and lithospheric mantle is analyzed and the main patterns in their occurrence are shown. As a rule, they are confined to the low-density zones in the crust and marginal areas of deep (12–20 km) magnetic intrusions. Based on the findings, new promising areas to prospect for gold deposits are proposed. In particular, it was concluded that the potential to host gold mineralization was underestimated for the western part of the ring structure south of the Albazino deposit.