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Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization

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Authors:
  1. Daniel Müller

    1. Institute for Mineralogy, Mining-Academy Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

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  2. David I. Groves

    1. Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

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Potassic igneous rocks have gained much attention among petrologists worldwide, mainly due to their distinct geochemistry, and many geoscientists still consider them as petrological curiosities with an obscure petrogenesis. In the past, a plethora of genetic hypotheses and of local names for potassic igneous rocks from different localities have been created. This has produced some confusion in the literature. 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 differences between barren and mineralized potassic igneous complexes. Many epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold deposits are hosted by high-K rocks. Therefore, this book is not only relevant to academic petrologists working on alkaline rocks, but also to exploration geologists prospecting for epithermal gold and/or porphyry copper-gold deposits in modern and ancient terranes. This third, updated and enlarged edition contains several new sections, new geochemical data and additional references.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 1-3

  3. Definitions and Nomenclature

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 5-12

  4. Tectonic Settings of Potassic Igneous Rocks

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 13-41

  5. Selected Type-Localities of Potassic Igneous Rocks from the Five Tectonic Settings

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 43-66

  6. Primary Enrichment of Precious Metals in Potassic Igneous Rocks

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 67-86

  7. Direct Associations Between Potassic Igneous Rocks and Gold-Copper Deposits

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 87-141

  8. Indirect Associations Between Lamprophyres and Gold-Copper Deposits

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 143-166

  9. Halogen Contents of Mineralized Versus Unmineralized Potassic Igneous Rocks

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 167-180

  10. Implications for Mineral Exploration

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 181-184

  11. Characteristics of Some Gold-Copper Deposits Associated with Potassic Igneous Rocks

    • Daniel Müller, David I. Groves
    Pages 185-209

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 211-252
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Mineralogy, Mining-Academy Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany

    Daniel Müller

  • Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia

    David I. Groves

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization

  • Authors: Daniel Müller, David I. Groves

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59665-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64075-9Published: 18 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59665-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 252

  • Additional Information: Originally published as Volume 56 in the series: Lecture Notes Earth Science

  • Topics: Mineral Resources, Geochemistry, Geology, Mineralogy

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