Safikhanlu Naghduz

Porphyry copper(?) prospect in Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9237
Tract name Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status prospect

Geographic location

Country Iran
State or province Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi
Geographic location 47.281, 38.637
Geologic map unit 47.281, 38.637
Nearby data

Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper(?)
Age determination method Geologic inference
Age range Oligocene–Miocene
Age reference Jamali and others (2010); Pazand, Hezarkhani, Ataei and Ghanbari (2011)
Tectonic setting postconvergence
Stratigraphic age Oligocene–Miocene

Commodity and development information

Development status Prospect
Major commodities Au, Cu
Gold-Moly ratio -9999

Reference information

Comments Possible porphyry-related adularia-sericite epithermal vein; exploration.
Study area name Tethys
References Alirezaei and others (2008); Iran Geological Survey (2010); Jamali and others (2010); Pazand, Hezarkhani, Ataei and Ghanbari (2011)
Site reference Zürcher and others (in press)