Advances in Earth Science ›› 2014, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 250-264. doi: 1001-8166(2014)02-0250-15

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Reviews of Structural Settings of Porphyry Copper Deposits in China

Xin Xiong 1( ), Wenyi Xu 1, Liqiong Jia 2, Jun Li 1, 2   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Metallogenetics and Mineral Resource Assessment,Institute of Mineral Resources,Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences,Beijing 100037,China
    2.Faculty of Earth Sciences,China University of Geosciences,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2013-11-12 Revised:2014-01-20 Online:2014-03-10 Published:2014-02-10

Xin Xiong, Wenyi Xu, Liqiong Jia, Jun Li. Reviews of Structural Settings of Porphyry Copper Deposits in China[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2014, 29(2): 250-264.

Porphyry copper refers to porphyritic felsic intrusive rocks while alteration and mineralization with obvious zoning are controlled by fluid and structure. Mineralization are disseminated and of low-grade. Porphyry copper is the most important type of copper deposit, which provides nearly three-quarters of copper in the world. Most porphyry Cu deposits occur in magmatic arc settings and in collisional orogen or intraplate settings. However,it fails to give a reasonable explanation in the collisional or orogen setting. In this paper, we review recent study on porphyry copper deposit about the tectonic setting, get an understanding of the differences and similarities between Porphyry Copper Deposit of China and that abroad. We also recognize tectonic setting and its structure for explaining the formation of the Porphyry Copper Deposit from the macro aspect.

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