A fast, cost effective tool for regional exploration of minerals and petroleum

Applications

Mineral exploration

• Rapid assessment of the geology in difficult or poorly mapped terrains
• “Event Signatures” for comparison of crustal histories from different areas
• Identify presence/absence of key rock types (eg Cu/Au porphyries, A-type granites)
• Prioritisation of target areas

 

Oil and gas exploration

In provenance studies, the information from Hf isotopes and trace elements provides a more detailed source signature than U-Pb ages alone.
• TerraneChron^® defines the crustal history of the source region of the sediment
• Changes in direction of basin filling track regional tilting, subsidence
• Stratigraphic markers in thick non-fossiliferous sediment packages
• Proven applications in the North Sea