Abstract During recent years the German petroleum industry has recorded long reflection seismic lines up to a two-way time of 14 msec in the course of its routine exploration programs. Most profiles show good to fair crustal reflections that can be attributed to the Conrad and Mohorovicic discontinuities. As Conrad and Moho turned out to be tectonically much more complex than at first assumed, a dense grid of seismic lines spaced no more than 5 to 10 km (3 to 6 mi) distance is necessary to map these horizons and to deduce a comprehensive picture. As such a dense grid is not everywhere available in Germany, it is desirable to record more long seismic lines in this inexpensive manner in Germany as well as elsewhere. The first seismic section (Figures 2 and 3) is located southeast of Hannover and runs from north to south. It shows a continuous reflection at the base of the Zechstein (Lower/Upper Permian). This prominent seismic marker can readily be correlated and mapped in the Northwest-German basin and is of utmost importance for the petroleum exploration of the pre-Zechstein (lee Lukic et al, atlas volume 2). The reflection rises from 1.8 secs in the north to 0.5 secs in the south, there forming a broad anticline. Several other reflections are present above the base Zechstein. The base Zechstein is underlain by a 5 to 6 sec (15 to 19 km; 9 to 12 mi) thick zone with just a few real reflections in the southern part. The next band of strong reflections at about 8 sec (23 km; 14 mi) in the north is attributed to the so-called Conrad discontinuity. Further to the south the Conrad consists of a (up to) 2-sec broad zone with several strong reflection bands, the uppermost rising to about 6 sec (16 km; 10 mi) and thus paralleling the rising Zechstein base. Between shotpoint 391 41 and 43145 the lower Conrad reflection band seems to be faulted. The next strong reflections are at about 10 sec (31 km; 19.2 mi) and represent the Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho). At shotpoint 41 the Moho is divided into two reflection bands. The thickness between the upper Conrad and the Moho reflections increases considerably from north to south. Especially at the southern end of the section, abundant reflections are present in the interval. The second section (Figures 4 and 5) is southwest of Hannover and runs north-northwest to south-southeast. It shows again a good reflection at the base of the Zechstein between 1 sec (2 km; 1.2 mi) in the north and 0.7 secs (1.7 km; 1mi) in the south. Several normal faults are present. Below the Zechstein base, this section is less clear than the section of Figure 2. Several fair to poor reflections are present at about 4 to 4.5 secs (10 km; 6 mi), which could represent the base of the Paleozoic sediments, and the top of the crystal line Precambrian basement. The Conrad discontinuity is not distinct. It is represented by a set of reflections between 6 and 8.5 secs (17 to 26 km; 10.5 to 16 mi), which seem to be tilted between normal faults. Di&actions are abundant in the interval. The Moho is represented by a more distinct reflection band at about 10 secs (31 km; 19 mi), and seems also to be faulted. The interpretation of, the section (Figure 5) suggests several normal faults, some of which displace the Conrad as well as the Moho and may even have influenced the faults of the Zechstein base. In section (Figures 2 and 3), such faults are not present, or only to a minor extent. The reason for the structural difference in both nearby sections is not known. The average seismic velocity for P-waves from the surface to base Zechstein is about 3.5 km/sec (2.17 mi/sec).

Abstract The Nadaleen trend is a 25-km-long alignment of recently discovered Carlin-type gold prospects located along the northern margin of the Selwyn basin in east-central Yukon Territory, Canada. These prospects are among the closest analogues to the large, Carlin-type gold deposits found in Nevada. The Nadaleen trend is bound structurally to the south by the regional Dawson thrust and to the north by the Kathleen Lakes fault. The Dawson thrust marks the boundary between dominantly Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic slope and basin facies carbonate, siltstone, and clastic rocks of the Selwyn basin and strata of the Mackenzie platform. The Nadaleen trend contains numerous Carlin-type prospects, with the three largest being Conrad, Osiris, and Anubis. Carlin-type prospects of the Nadaleen trend are hosted in silty limestone and calcareous siliciclastic rocks along with isolated gabbroic dikes. Gold mineralization at Nadaleen is inferred to have accompanied decarbonatization of host limestone and subsequent silicification and/or brecciation. Typically, this was followed by late, open-space calcite, realgar, and orpiment. The prospects exhibit both structural and stratigraphic controls, with zones located near prominent fault and fold features. Gold is associated with elevated As, Hg, Sb, and Tl in mineralized zones. Several types of arsenian pyrite are found in mineralized zones, typically as rims around earlier barren pyrite cores or as <10- μ m disseminations and aggregates. Evidence from the Conrad zone suggests that Carlin-type gold mineralization occurred between 74.4 and 42 Ma. The tectonic and magmatic setting in this remote part of the Yukon during gold mineralization is poorly understood, with little or no evidence for contemporaneous regional magmatism or tectonism. While deposit-scale processes responsible for gold mineralization appear very similar for Carlin-type prospects in the Yukon and Carlin-type gold deposits in Nevada, whether the crustal-scale processes that formed these systems are similar remains enigmatic.