Porphyry indicator zircons (PIZs): Application to exploration of porphyry copper deposits

H Pizarro, E Campos, F Bouzari, S Rousse, T Bissig… - Ore Geology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magmas with a high oxidation state (FMQ+ 1 to+ 2), a high-water content (≥ 4 wt% H 2 O)
and a high degree of fractionation are necessary to form porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) …

Apatite and zircon geochemistry of Jurassic porphyries in the Xiongcun district, southern Gangdese porphyry copper belt: Implications for petrogenesis and …

F Xie, J Tang, Y Chen, X Lang - Ore Geology Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The Xiongcun district, a unique area where oxidized porphyry copper-gold deposits (OPCD)
and reduced porphyry copper-gold deposits (RPCD) coexist, is located in the central part of …

In situ geochemical composition of apatite in granitoids from the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: A window into petrogenesis

CY Sun, PA Cawood, WL Xu, XM Zhang, J Tang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
The compositional record of accessory minerals can provide insights into the character and
petrogenesis of the parental magma. We demonstrate apatite's applicability to petrogenetic …

Constraints on the formation of the giant Daheishan porphyry Mo deposit (NE China) from whole-rock and accessory mineral geochemistry

K Xing, Q Shu, DR Lentz - Journal of Petrology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
There are more than 80 porphyry (or skarn) Mo deposits in northeastern China with Jurassic
or Cretaceous ages. These are thought to have formed mainly in a continental arc setting …

Zircon and apatite geochemical constraints on the formation of the Huojihe porphyry Mo deposit in the Lesser Xing'an Range, NE China

K Xing, Q Shu, DR Lentz, F Wang - American Mineralogist, 2020 - degruyter.com
Northeastern China is an important Mo resource region in China, with more than 80 Mo
deposits and occurrences. The Huojihe deposit located in the Lesser Xing'an Range …

Elevated magmatic sulfur and chlorine contents in ore-forming magmas at the Red Chris porphyry Cu-Au deposit, northern British Columbia, Canada

JJ Zhu, JP Richards, C Rees, R Creaser… - Economic …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Red Chris porphyry Cu-Au deposit is located in the Stikinia island-arc terrane
in northwest British Columbia. It is hosted by the Red Stock, which has five phases of …

Apatite trace element composition as an indicator of ore deposit types: A machine learning approach

KF Qiu, T Zhou, D Chew, ZL Hou, A Müller… - American …, 2024 - degruyter.com
The diverse suite of trace elements incorporated into apatite in ore-forming systems has
important applications in petrogenesis studies of mineral deposits. Trace element variations …

Formation of Large to Giant Porphyry Mo Deposits: Constraints From Whole-Rock and In Situ Mineral Geochemistry of Causative Magmatic Rocks in the Tongbai …

WT Li, SY Jiang, DL Liu, MZ Yang… - Economic …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Tongbai-Hong'an-Dabie orogenic belt (THD) contains over 3 million tonnes
(Mt) of metal Mo. At least 10 porphyry Mo deposits developed in small to giant scales …

Magmatic evolution and post-crystallization hydrothermal activity in the early Cretaceous Pingtan intrusive complex, SE China: Records from apatite geochemistry

X Zhang, F Guo, B Zhang, L Zhao, Y Wu… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2020 - Springer
We conducted in situ geochemical (major-, trace-element and Nd isotope compositions)
analyses on apatite, together with whole-rock geochemistry from gabbro, granodiorite and …

Apatite volatile contents of porphyry Cu deposits controlled by depth-related fluid exsolution processes

ML Huang, JJ Zhu, M Chiaradia, RZ Hu… - Economic …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porphyry Cu deposits are formed by Cu-and volatile (eg, Cl, S)-rich fluids exsolved from
underlying magma reservoirs. Intuitively, higher magmatic Cl and S contents likely …