Characterisation of Folded Rocks in the Context of Exploration and Mining

Introduction of Folded Rocks

Mineralisation is commonly hosted in rocks that have undergone one or more stages of deformation. Consequently, the formation of mineral deposits commonly shows a close spatial and temporal relationship to folds in the host rocks.  In many cases the mineralisation also defines fold geometries, from the scale of large deposits down to the microscale.



Consequently,