Resource-System Continuity Framework

Paper 210 of 383
Published June 1, 2026

Resource systems frequently extend beyond individual deposits, fields, or anomalies. Evaluating continuity across larger geological domains may provide additional context regarding system-scale organization.

This framework evaluates resource-system continuity through structural persistence, recurrence frequency, basin relationships, anomaly clustering, constraint networks, and regional geological support.

Reference applications include mineral provinces, hydrocarbon basins, structural corridors, volcanic systems, sedimentary provinces, and comparative geological environments.

The objective is to establish a repeatable methodology for evaluating whether apparently separate resource observations may belong to larger geological systems.

Within ABC Sequencing, continuity functions as a scaling framework. Individual observations become more informative when evaluated within broader geological networks.

The framework emphasizes evidence accumulation, regional comparison, and disciplined interpretation rather than assumption.


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This paper formalizes resource-system continuity and evaluates how geological observations may organize into larger regional systems across multiple scales.

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