Study of Granitoid Distribution at Toboali Waters, Bangka Belitung Province: Seismic data interpretation approach

• Published in: Bulletin of the marine geology (Bandung) Vol. 35; no. 2
• Main Authors: Zulfikar, Muhammad, Aryanto, Noor Cahyo Dwi, Nur, Andi Agus, Syafri, Ildrem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Geological Institute of Indonesia 14-12-2020
• Subjects: granitoid; seismic interpretation; toboali waters
• ISSN: 1410-6175; 2527-8843
• DOI: 10.32693/bomg.35.2.2020.681

Bangka Island is one of the islands in Indonesia which is traversed by Southeast Asia granitoid belt. This belt stretches from Burma (Myanmar) to Bangka Belitung. This granitoid has potential as a source rock of mineral that carrying tin and rare earth element. At present, mapping of granitoid rocks to the waters area is rarely published, so acoustic basement mapping is necessary to do in order to determine the distribution of granitoids in Toboali waters. The research method used is a single channel seismic with an energy source of 300 joules. The sound source uses a single plate boomer, so it has a high enough resolution but the penetration is not deep enough. Acoustic basement in Toboali waters varies in depth from 15 - 75 ms or getting deeper south. When viewed from the continuity of the acoustic basement, it is estimated that the granitoid is 7 km from the nearest coastline.