Understanding the Fluids Trapped Inside Opaque Minerals of Overprinted Ore Deposits

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22KK0246
Research Category	Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 31020:Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
Research Institution	Akita University
Principal Investigator	Manalo Pearlyn 秋田大学, 国際資源学研究科, 助教 (50895480)
Project Period (FY)	2023 – 2025
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥15,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,570,000)
Keywords	fluid inclusions / opaque minerals / geochemistry / epithermal gold / laser ablation
Outline of Research at the Start	This research plans to see through opaque minerals and see the fluids that are trapped inside them. An infrared camera and laser ablation system would be used to access these fluids trapped millions of years ago. These fluids will give us information on how gold and copper deposits formed.