Table 1.
The underlying mechanical model of ore-controlling structures at different scale.
| Plan | Profile | Contact | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | Object | Mechanical properties of ore-controlling | Scale | Object | Mechanical properties of ore-controlling | |
| Ore field | – | – | Ore field | Series plane | – | – |
| Long axis | Dextral torsional-compressional plane | Long axis | Torsional-compressional plane | Long axis of ore field = series plane of deposit | ||
| Deposit | Series plane | Deposit | Series plane | |||
| Long axis | Dextral compressional-torsional plane | Long axis | Compressional-torsional plane | Long axis of deposit = series plane of ore block | ||
| Ore block | Series plane | Ore block | Series plane | |||
| Long axis | Sinistral torsional plane | Long axis | Torsional-compressional plane | Long axis of ore block = series plane of orebody group | ||
| Orebody group | Series plane | Orebody group | Series plane | |||
| Long axis | Sinistral compressional-torsional plane | Long axis | Compressional-torsional plane | Long axis of orebody group = series plane of orebody | ||
| Orebody | Series plane | Orebody | Series plane | |||
| Long axis | Sinistral torsional-compressional plane | Long axis | Torsional-compressional | – | ||