Model of the porphyry copper and polymetallic vein family of deposits - Applications in Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania
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Abstract
A tectonic model useful in estimating the occurrence of undiscovered porphyry copper and polymetallic vein systems has been developed. This model is based on the manner in which magmatic and hydrothermal fluids flow and are trapped in fault systems as far-field stress is released in tectonic strain features above subducting plates (e.g. strike-slip fault systems). The structural traps include preferred locations for stock emplacement and tensional-shear fault meshes within the step-overs that localize porphyry- and vein-style deposits. The application of the model is illustrated for the porphyry copper and polymetallic vein deposits in the Central Slovakian Volcanic Field, Slovakia; the Mátra Mountains, Hungary; and the Apuseni Mountains, Romania.
| Publication type | Article |
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| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Model of the porphyry copper and polymetallic vein family of deposits - Applications in Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania |
| Series title | International Geology Review |
| DOI | 10.2747/0020-6814.45.2.143 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 143 |
| Last page | 156 |
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