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# Dynamic Computer Model for the Metallogenesis and Tectonics of the Circum-North Pacific

By Christopher R. Scotese (1), Warren J. Nokleberg (2), James W.H.\
Monger (3), Ian O. Norton (4), Leonid M. Parfenov (5), Alexander I.\
Khanchuk (6), Thomas K. Bundtzen (7, \*), Kenneth M. Dawson (3), Roman
A. Eremin (8), Yuri F. Frolov (9), Kazuya Fujita (10), Nikolai A.
Goryachev (8), Anany I. Pozdeev (9), Vladimir V. Ratkin (6), Sergey M.
Rodinov (11), Ilya S. Rozenblum (12), David W. Scholl (2), Vladimir I.
Shpikerman (8), Anatoly A. Sidorov (13), and David B. Stone (14).

# Scientific Editors: Warren J. Nokleberg (2) and Michael F. Diggles (2)

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# Open-File Report 01-261, Version 1.0

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# 2001

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Prepared in Collaboration with Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian
Geological Committee, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical
Surveys, and Geological Survey of Canada

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) editorial standards or with the North
American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is
for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.

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# U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

# U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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\(1\) University of Texas, Arlington, Texas

\(2\) U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA

\(3\) Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver, Canada

\(4\) Exxon Exploration Company, Houston, Texas

\(5\) Yakutian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia

\(6\) Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia

\(7\) Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks,
Alaska, USA

\(8\) Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, Russia

\(9\) Geological Committee of Kamchatka, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,
Russia

\(10\) Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

\(11\) Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk, Russia

\(12\) Geological Committee of Northeastern Russia, Magadan

\(13\) Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

\(14\) University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska

(\*) Now at Pacific Rim Geological Consulting, Fairbanks, Alaska

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# For sale by U.S. Geological Survey, Information Services, ESIC Open-File Reports, PO Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225 (telephone 888-ASK-USGS).

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# This publication and any updates to it are available on line at 

http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of01-261

ISBN: 0-607-97886-4

QUICK START

For those already familiar with Windows Media Player and who have this
program on their computer, go directly to the file withstops.avi in
directory \\dynamod. Double click on this file to start the start-stop
version of the dynamic computer model for metallogenesis and tectonics,
or double click on file nonstop.avi to start the continuous version of
the computer model for tectonics.

For those already familiar with QuickTime Movie Player, and who have
version 5 or higher on their computer, go directly to the file
withstops.mov in directory \\dynamod. Double click on this file to start
the start-stop version of the dynamic computer model for metallogenesis
and tectonics, or double click on file nonstop.mov to start the version
of the continuous version of the dynamic computer model for tectonics.

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For those persons who want to read the complete documentation about this
CD-ROM, and who are already familiar with Adobe Acrobat Reader and who
have version 5.0 or higher on their computer, or Microsoft Word 6 or
higher on their computer, go directly to the file OF01-261.PDF or
OF01-261.doc, respectively.

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# INTRODUCTION

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This readme file describes the digital files on this CD-ROM report that
consist of a dynamic computer model, various explanatory materials, and
various background publications, including terrane and overlap
assemblage, mineral deposit, and metallogenic belt maps, and an article
on the tectonic evolution of the region. The dynamic computer model is
one of the final products for the project on Mineral Resources,
Metallogenesis, and Tectonics of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the
Canadian Cordillera (simplified herein to Circum-North Pacific). The
tectonic part of the dynamic computer model on this CD-ROM is derived
from a major analysis of the tectonic evolution of the Circum-North
Pacific which is also contained on this CD-ROM in directory \\tectevol.

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# FILES ON CD-ROM AND DATA ORGANIZATION

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At the root (base level) of this CD-ROM are the 1_README.TXT file and
the documentation for this preliminary publication (OF 01-261.DOC and OF
01-261.PDF).

The dynamic computer model is in Windows Media Player format (\*.avi)
and Quicktime format (\*.mov). Explanatory materials, including
explanations, tables, and a companion article are in Word 6 format
(\*.doc) and Adobe Acrobat Reader format (\*.pdf). Plane-text files are
in ASCII (\*.txt).

The directories on the CD-ROM, including the dynamic computer model,
tables, and articles, are stored in the following directories under the
indicated file name. In alphabetical order, the files are described as
follows.

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# DIRECTORY \\Acrobat - FILES FOR INSTALLING ADOBE ACROBAT READER

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The directory \\Acrobat contains installers for Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
for both Windows (PC directory) and Macintosh (Mac directory). The
installers are provided on this CD, or can be downloaded as the latest
version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, free, via the Internet from the Adobe
homepage on the World-Wide Web at http://www.adobe.com/.

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# DIRECTORY \\dynamod - DYNAMIC COMPUTER MODEL

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The directory \\dynamod contains the dynamic computer model in Windows
Media Player format (\*.avi) and Quicktime format (\*.mov), and
explanatory files in Word and Portable Document (\*.PDF) Formats. For
detailed instructions on starting the dynamic computer model and
displaying associated files that explain the computer model, refer to
the detailed instructions in OF01-261.doc or OF01-261.pdf. With
installation of the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, provided on the
CD-ROM, the explanatory files in PDF format can be viewed or printed by
double-clicking on the file names ending in .pdf. The various
explanatory files are included to provide viewers with information on
explanation of the graphic elements of the model, summary table of
metallogenic belts, detailed table of metallogenic belts, and a
description of the major metallogenic and tectonic events for the
computer model.

With the Windows Media Play program, or installation of the QuickTime
Movie Player program, version 5.0.2, provided on the CD-ROM, the Windows
Media Player files (\*.avi) or the QuickTime Movie Player files (\*.mov)
can be viewed on both Windows or Macintosh computers. For easier
manipulation of the computer model, the files can be copied onto a hard
drive. Viewing from a hard drive will permit manual reversing of the
computer model.

In alphabetical order, the file names and purposes for the files in
directory \\dynamod are as follows.

beltsum.pdf

Summary table of metallogenic belts, major mineral deposit types, and
tectonic environments for each of 14 time stages. This table is designed
to be printed and placed to the side of the computer monitor for easy
reference while viewing the computer model. This table is a summary
version of dettab.pdf, described below.

descrip.pdf or descrip.doc

Description of major metallogenic and tectonic events for each of 14
time stages that were used to construct the dynamic computer model.

dettab.pdf or dettab.doc.

Detailed table of metallogenic belts, mineral deposit types,
environment, host unit, and tectonic event. This table is derived a
study in preparation on the metallogenesis of the Russian Far East,
Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera.

modexplan.pdf

Graphical explanation of symbols and colors in dynamic model. This file
can be display on a computer monitor to the side of the dynamic model,
each in separate windows.

nonstop.avi or nonstop.mov

Dynamic computer model for tectonics of the Circum-North Pacific. This
version of the computer model displays a continuous model for tectonics.
The model is based on 14 separate time-stages, starting in the Devonian
and ending in the Present. The model runs continuously, although can be
stopped and resumed with the controls on the Windows Media Player or
QuickTime Movie Player.

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withstops.avi or withstops.mov

Dynamic computer model for metallogenesis and tectonics of the
Circum-North Pacific. This version of the computer model displays a
continuous model for both metallogenesis and tectonics. The model is
based on 14 separate time-stages, starting in the Devonian and ending in
the Present. The model pauses for a few seconds for each time stage in
order to display map units and metallogenic belt abbreviations. The
model can be stopped and resumed with the controls on the Windows Media
Player or QuickTime Movie Player.

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# DIRECTORY \\Quicktime- FILES FOR INSTALLING QUICK TIME MOVIE PLAYER

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The directory \\Quicktime contains files for installing QuickTime Movie
Player version 5.0.2 for both Windows and Macintosh. Quicktime Movie
Player from Apple Computers will display \*.avi files (Windows Media
Player format files) for Mac OS and Windows.

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# DIRECTORY \\tectevol - TECTONIC EVOLUTION ARTICLE

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The directory \\tectevol contains digital files for text and figures for
the U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1626 on the Phanerozoic
Tectonic Evolution of the Circum-North Pacific. This paper provides
essential data and interpretations for the tectonic interpretations for
the dynamic model. The complete paper is provided in Adobe Acrobat
format (pp1626.pdf) and the text of the paper is provided in Word 6
format (pptext.doc). The figures for the paper are provided in Adobe
Acrobat (\*.pdf), Corel Draw 9 (\*.cdr), and Adobe Illustrator 7 (\*.ai)
formats. With Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, the files can be
viewed and printed by double-clicking on the file name on the CD-ROM.

The Professional Paper is also available for free downloading on the
World-Wide Web at http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/prof-paper/pp1626/

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# SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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The data and text on this CD-ROM require either an IBM or compatible
personal computer or a Macintosh or compatible computer. The PC should
have a Pentium(R) II or higher processor (Pentium III recommended),
Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) 95 OSR 2.0, Windows 98 SE, Windows Millennium,
Windows NT(2) 4.0 with Service Pack 5, or Windows 2000, 64 megabytes RAM
(128 MB recommended). The Macintosh should have a PowerPC(R) processor
running Mac OS software version 8.6, 9.0.4, 9.1, or OS X; some features
of Acrobat 5.0 may not be available for OS 8.6 and OS X due to OS
limitations.

Both platforms should have 64 or more megabytes of RAM (128
recommended), a monitor that can display 256 colors (16.7 million colors
recommended), and a CD-ROM drive. On both platforms, Adobe Acrobat
Reader 5.0 or higher (5.0 included on this disc for Windows and
Macintosh) or other software is needed that can translate PDF files, and
a program that can display Windows Media Player (\*.avi) files. Windows
Media Player is part of Windows 98, 98, NT. In addition, QuickTime Movie
Player 5.0.2 for Macintosh and Windows computers is included on this
CD-ROM.

Because Windows Media Player and QuickTime Movie Player are not
available for UNIX computers, the dynamic computer model on this CD-ROM
cannot be displayed on these machines.

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# DISCLAIMERS

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This Compact Disc-Read-Only-Memory (CD-ROM) publication was prepared by
an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States
Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any
warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or
responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any
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Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or
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necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or
favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Although all data and software published on this CD-ROM have been used
by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as
to the accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the
functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not
constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the
USGS in the use of this data, software, or related materials.