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Porphyry copper prospect in
Queensland, Australia
Names and other identifiers
Geographic location
| Country |
Australia |
| State or province |
Queensland |
| Geographic location |
148.815046, -21.808074
|
| Geologic map unit |
148.815046, -21.808074 |
| Nearby data |
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Geologic information
| Deposit type |
Porphyry copper |
| Age determination method |
Geologic inference |
| Age range |
Early Cretaceous |
| Age reference |
Horton (1978) |
| Minerals |
chalcopyrite, magnetite, molybdenite, pyrite
|
| Associated rocks |
andesites, argillic sedimentary rocks, calc-alkaline intrusions, granodiorite porphyry, quartz diorite porphyry |
| Tectonic setting |
continental margin |
| Stratigraphic age |
Early Cretaceous |
Commodity and development information
| Development status |
Prospect |
| Major commodities |
Cu |
| Gold-Moly ratio |
-9999 |
Reference information
| Comments |
Porphyry-style chalcopyrite, pyrite; minor molybdenite. Fracturing moderate. Middle to upper part exposed. Secondary enrichment weak. |
| Study area name |
Australia |
| References |
Horton (1978) |
| Site reference |
Bookstrom and others (2014) |
