Cherarlu, Porphyry copper(?) prospect

Cherarlu

Porphyry copper(?) prospect in Kordestan, Iran

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID	9369
Alternate names	Chararlu
Tract name	Border Folds (142pCu9007)
Site status	prospect

Geographic location

Country	Iran
State or province	Kordestan
Geographic location	46.4333, 36.2167 (click for info)
Geologic map unit	46.4333, 36.2167
Nearby data	List Map

Geologic information

Deposit type	Porphyry copper(?)
Age determination method	Geologic inference
Age range	Late Cretaceous–early Paleocene
Age reference	geologic inference
Minerals	chalcopyrite, magnetite, malachite, pyrite
Associated rocks	recrystallized limestone, skarn, granite
Tectonic setting	continental margin
Stratigraphic age	Late Cretaceous–early Paleocene

Commodity and development information

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

Reference information

Comments	Possible porphyry-related Cu-Fe skarn.
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/.