Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization

• Main Authors: Müller, Daniel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Groves, David I. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 1997.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 56
• Subjects: Geology.

This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of the potassic igneous rock complexes and investigates the different tectonic settings in which these rocks occur. The authors provide an overview and a classification of these rocks and attempt to elucidate the geochemical differen...

Table of Contents:

• Definitions and Nomenclature
• Tectonic settings of potassic igneous rocks
• Selected type-localities of potassic igneous rocks from the five tectonic settings
• Primary enrichment of precious metals in potassic igneous rocks
• Direct associations between potassic igneous rocks and gold-copper deposits
• Indirect associations between lamprophyres and gold-copper deposits
• Halogen contents of mineralized versus unmineralized potassic igneous rocks
• Implications for mineral exploration
• Characteristics of some gold-copper deposits associated with potassic igneous rocks.