Geological Belts, Plate Boundaries, and Mineral Deposits in Myanmar

ISBN-13: 9780128033821 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 524 str.

Andrew Mitchell

Opis

Geological Belts, Plate Boundaries and Mineral Deposits in Myanmar is a thorough and accessible guide to Southeast Asia's most mineral rich yet hazardous region, arming readers with a comprehensive overview of the geography, geology, mineral potential and tectonic plate activity of Myanmar. The book focuses on the nature and history of the structural belts and terranes of Myanmar, with particular emphasis on the mineral deposits of this geologically-rich yet structurally-volatile area. Myanmar is the site of some of Southeast Asia's largest and most important faults and is also rich in mineral and petroleum potential. However, many geoscientists are only recently becoming familiar with Myanmar due to previous political issues. Some of these barriers have been removed and there is emerging international interest in the geology and mineral deposits of Myanmar. The country also has a long history of plate-tectonic activity, and the most recent plate movements relate to the northward movement of the India plate as it collides with Asia. Both of these are responsible for the earthquakes which frequently occur, making the country a geologically-dynamic region with significant lucrative potential.

• Provides an accessible history of the geological research and mineral exploration and extraction conducted in Myanmar and a brief overview of its rich mineral resources
• Presents the historical and current plate tectonic activity in the region, offering seismologists and geophysicists a guide to Myanmar's structural geology and risk for earthquake activity
• Richly illustrated with more than 50 maps, diagrams and photographs to capture the geology of Myanmar and aid in the retention of key concepts
• Focuses on the nature and history of the structural belts and terranes of Myanmar

Spis treści

PART I1. Introduction

PART II MYANMAR EAST OF THE SAGAING FAULT2. The Shan Plateau west of the Salween3. Myanmar east of the Salween: the Sibumasu-Mong Yawng arc collision and related tin mineralisation4. The Mergui Group and equivalents in the Slate belt, Phayaungtaung, and the Gaoligong Range (northeastern Myanmar)5. Paung Laung-Mawchi zone6. Granites, minor intrusions and mineralisation in the Slate belt, Phayaungtaung and the Gaoligong Range7. Mogok Metamorphic belt8. Tagaung-Myitkyina belt and Katha-Gangaw Range

PART III MYANMAR WEST OF THE SAGAING FAULT9. Popa-Loimye magmatic arc10. Central Burma Depression and its petroleum occurrences11. Indo-Burman Ranges12. Exploration history and petroleum geology of offshore Myanmar13. Hukawng basin14. Jade Mines Uplift15. Kumon Range

PART IV MYANMAR EAST AND WEST OF THE SAGAING FAULT16. Chaun Kan Gneiss and the India collision in northwestern Myanmar17. Restored position of Popa-Loimye arc, correlations with Tibet, and alluvial diamonds in Myanmar

O autorze

Andrew Mitchell obtained his D Phil and a DSc from Oxford and has had an international career in geology. From the early 1960's to the late 1980's he was an exploration geologist for the then British Service in Vanu Atu, and in Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, and the Philippines on Colombo Plan and UN projects. After consulting for various minerals companies in Eastern European and Asian countries from 1990 to 1995, he joined Ivanhoe Myanmar and until 2011 was based in Myanmar responsible for the company's minerals exploration. He has spent more than half of his career in Myanmar and is familiar with the country's world-class mineral deposits. He has authored or co-authored about 100 papers on tectonics and mineralization. His first book Mineral Deposits and Global Tectonic Settings (Academic Press, 1981) was followed by Epithermal Gold in the Philippines (Academic Press, 1991).