Abstract:
Aruah Islands is located on an international shipping line adjacent to Malaysia. The important aspect in
borderline management is the maritime resource potential, one of which is sea minerals. In order to dig the
information about marine mineral resources in Aruah Islands, a high-resolution seismic reflection with low
frequency was applied, which capable to detect the depth and identify the sedimentary layers clearly and
accurately. The depth of water and sediment layers were detected using an echosounder, reason Navi sound
type 210 with a tow fish 100 kHz and shallow seismic boomer with a single channel type and wave energy
200 Joules. Gravity core and grab sampler were used to collect the sediment sample. There were three stages
on seismic interpretation: sequence analysis, facies analysis, and reflection character identification.
Furthermore, sediments containing coarse sand-sized minerals were observed using a microscope. The
measurement result of Aruah Islands water depth was ranging from 0-80 m, the deepest part is on the
Northern of Batu Mandi island which was 80 m depth. Seismic profiles indicated that the upper layer of
tertiary sedimentary as the youngest rocks. Based on sediment thickness, the thickest area was found on the
Western (approx. 50 m) and the Northern (approx. 32 m). In line with the island’s Southern part condition,
which was plain or shallow sea exposure, the Southeastern island sediment thickness ranged only about 10-
18 m. Generally, based on the analyzed sediment sample, quartz was the main mineral found, which was 60-
80% of the composition. Other minerals were zircon, tin, hematite, magnetite, limonite, biotite, and dolomite.
Keywords: seismic reflection, single channel, mineral sea, Aruah Islands
