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Published June 1, 2026
Opportunity zones emerge when several independent geological indicators converge within a defined region. These indicators may include structural intersections, basin-margin relationships, recurring anomalies, favorable lithology, deformation corridors, and persistent geological continuity.
This framework evaluates opportunity zones through constraint overlap, anomaly density, structural prospectivity, recurrence frequency, signal ranking, and comparative regional support.
Reference applications include mineral systems evaluation, basin screening, geothermal assessment, hydrocarbon fairway analysis, and comparative geological investigation.
The objective is to establish a repeatable method for identifying regions where multiple geological constraints reinforce one another.
Within ABC Sequencing, opportunity zones represent prioritized areas for deeper investigation, not final conclusions.
The framework supports a measured interpretation: more constraints may increase confidence, but each opportunity zone remains testable and revisable.
This paper formalizes multi-constraint opportunity zones as evidence-weighted regions where structural, basin, anomaly, and continuity indicators overlap.
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