Sheykh Darabad, Porphyry copper(?) prospect

Sheykh Darabad

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

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	9242
Alternate names	Shekterabad
Tract name	Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	Iran
State or province	Azarbayjan-e-Sharqi
Geographic location	47.5833, 37.3833 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	47.5833, 37.3833
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper(?)
Age determination method	Geologic inference
Age range	late Eocene or younger
Age reference	geologic inference
Associated rocks	trachyandesite
Tectonic setting	postconvergence
Stratigraphic age	late Eocene or younger

Commodity and development information

Development status	Occurrence
Major commodities	Cu
Gold-Moly ratio	-9999

Reference information

Comments	Possible porphyry-related Cu occurrence.
Study area name	Tethys
References	Iran Geological Survey (2012e); U.S. Geological Survey (2012)
Site reference	Zürcher and others (in press)

Iran Geological Survey, 2012e, Minerals information of Iran: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey Web page accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/General/Lang_en/Page_43/WebsiteId_17/Minerals.Distribution.html.U.S. Geological Survey, 2012, Mineral resource data system (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey database, accessed October 19, 2012, at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/.