Geochemical Proximity Indicators of the Murgul Volcanogenic Copper Deposit, East Pontic Metallotect NE Turkey

Year 1990, Volume: 111 Issue: 111, 53 - 64, 01.04.1990

Nevzat Özgür Carlos M. Palacıos

Abstract

 A study on the behavior of F, Tİ, Mn, Cu, Au, and REE during hydrothermal mineralization at the Murgul volcanogenic copper deposit reveals that Ti, Mn, and REE are strongly depleted in altered host rocks whereas F, Cu, and Au show remarkable positive anomalies in the altered mineralized areas. We propose the use of the elements F, Ti, and Mn as proximity indicators for exploration of concealed ore deposits of the same type in the East Pontic metallogenetic province of Turkey

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