GMRAP ID | 9017 |
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Tract name | Pontide (Asia)—NW Turkey sub-tract (142pCu9004a) |
Site status | deposit |
Country | Turkey |
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State or province | Amasya |
Geographic location | 35.3959, 40.9609 |
Geologic map unit | 35.3959, 40.9609 |
Nearby data |
Deposit type | Porphyry copper |
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Age (Ma) | 38.6Ma |
Age determination method | K-Ar biotite |
Age range | 38.6 ±1.33 to 37.4 ±1.29 Ma |
Age reference | Yigit (2009) |
Minerals | biotite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chlorite, epidote, galena, garnet, molybdenite, pyrite, scheelite, sericite, sphalerite |
Associated rocks | andesite porphyry, diorite porphyry dike, granodiorite, granodiorite porphyry, skarn, andesite flow, dacite flow, hornfels, marble, quartzite |
Tectonic setting | mixed |
Stratigraphic age | late Eocene |
Development status | Prospect |
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Major commodities | Cu, Au, Mo |
Tonnage (Mt) | 200Mt |
Cu grade (%) | 0.2% |
Contained copper | 400,000t |
Gold-Moly ratio | -9999 |
Comments | Cu-Au-Mo porphyry-skarn deposit; calc-alkaline; post-collisional(?); exploration. |
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Study area name | Tethys |
References | Eng?n and others (2000); Kirkham and Dunne (2000); Singer and others (2008); Soylu (1999); Taylor (1978); Taylor (1981); Taylor and Fryer (1980); Yigit (2009) |
Site reference | Zürcher and others (in press) |