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WHAT IS A LITHOCAP?
Hypogene advanced argillic alteration, typically Quartz Alunite (high T) with halos of Quartz-Alunite Kaolinite Dickite (low T) and roots of Pyrophyllite Diaspore (high T). Conditions of formation: pH ~1 3, T < 300C Form above porphyries in the epithermal environment from condensates of magmatic vapor that contain SO2 and HCl, all of which p , exsolved from an underlying intrusive source.
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From Holiday and Cooke (2007), Sillitoe and Thompson (2006) and Harris (2010)
Lepanto HS
FSE Porphyry
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Lower-Temp Neutral pH
High-Temp Acidic
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1000 m
Zn in soil (ppm) < 50 > 200 Mo in soil (ppm) 6 - 20 20 - 50 > 50 Fault / fracture trend
Drill Hole Lineament
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At a given location, the airborne magnetometer records the vector sum of the ambient geomagnetic field and the anomalous contribution from (one or more) local sources.
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ALUMBRERA PORPHYRY EXPOSED at SURFACE; Reserve Base: 362Mt @ 0.46% Cu & 0.51 g/t Au.
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Image from Advances in Geological Models and Exploration Methods for Copper Gold Porphyry Deposits Holliday, J. R. [1], Cooke, D. R. [2]
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