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Porphyry copper prospect in Qazvin, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 9370
Alternate names Dizehjin, Dizejin
Tract name Azerbaijan—Caucasus-Iran (142pCu9014c)
Site status prospect

Geographic location

Country Iran
State or province Qazvin
Geographic location 49.25, 36.5
Geologic map unit 49.25, 36.5
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Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper
Age determination method Geologic inference
Age range late Eocene–Oligocene–early Miocene
Age reference geologic inference
Minerals chalcopyrite, pyrite, specularite, malachite, quartz, tourmaline
Associated rocks granodiorite, pegmatite
Tectonic setting postconvergence
Stratigraphic age late Eocene–Oligocene–early Miocene

Commodity and development information

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

Reference information

Comments Cu-Au porphyry prospect; old workings, one adit.
Study area name Tethys
References Bazin and Hübner (1969a); Iran Geological Survey (2012a); Iran Geological Survey (2012e); U.S. Geological Survey (2012)
Site reference Zürcher and others (in press)
Bazin, D., and Hübner H., 1969a, Copper deposits in Iran: Iran Geological Survey Report 13, 232 p.
Iran Geological Survey, 2012a, Distribution of mineral deposits and occurences of copper: Iran Geological and Mineral Exploration Survey database, accessed June 25, 2012, at http://www.gsi.ir/Images/WEBMINE/cu/prj_cu.htm.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/.