The tilted rock strata are comprised of largely carbonate Palaeozoic deposits over 4,000 m thick, Mesozoic deposits at least 1,000 m thick with a variety of sedimentary rocks in a cataclastic sedimentation; and recent Cenozoic deposits of glacial moraines, alluvial gravels and carbonate sediments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Huanglong National Scenic Area, China] Reference

The holes were largely targeted at mineralisation hosted in deep lateritic clays present along a tectonic structure, although several holes also intersected mineralisation in the underlying alkaline and strongly cataclastic granite bedrock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference