Geology and fracture-related hypogene hydrothermal alteration and mineralization of porphyry copper deposit at Sungun, Iran

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 595-618

  Calagari, Ali Asghar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

East Azarbaidjan; Hypogene alterations; Iran; Ore genesis; Porphyry copper; Sungun

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MINERALIZATION; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; ORE DEPOSIT; PORPHYRY;

ASIA; EAST AZERBAIJAN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 12244281871     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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