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Breccia from
Oyu Tolgoi mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


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Type:Breccia
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Locality Data:Click here to view Oyu Tolgoi mine, Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au ore field (Turquoise Hill Cu-Au ore field), Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1242852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1242852:8
GUID (UUID V4):7eebd1c8-1483-4891-93d1-8b6a5d8c99e2
References
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Book
Jaroslav Dostal Editors Mineral Resources of Mongolia Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences Volume...Jaroslav Dostal Editors Mineral Resources of Mongolia Editors Ochir Gerel Geoscience Center Mongolian...University of Science and Technology Ulaanbatar, Mongolia Bayaraa Batkhishig Department of Geology and Hydrogeology...University of Science and Technology Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Franco Pirajno Centre for Exploration Targeting...Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore Preface Mongolia occupies the central part of the giant Central
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Preservation of Porphyry Cu-Au Deposits at Oyu Tolgoi, South Gobi Region, Mongolia Alan J. Wainwright,1,†...Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada Abstract Field relationships and U-Pb data (zircon) are used to...Late Devonian (~372 Ma) porphyry Cu-Au deposits at Oyu Tolgoi (Mongolia). In the two northernmost of the...unmineralized dacite sequence (369 ± 2 Ma). The basal breccia and conglomerate of the dacite sequence contain...for mineralized intrusions. This implies that Oyu Tolgoi or other nearby porphyry deposits were exhumed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Hugo Dummett Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Oyu Tolgoi District, Mongolia BAT-ERDENE KHASHGEREL,1,† ROBERT...Colorado 80225 Mines Mongolia Inc., Zaluuchuud Avenue 26, Ulaanbaatar 210349, Mongolia Evolution Science...Devonian porphyry Cu-Au deposits within the Oyu Tolgoi mineral district, Mongolia, occur in a northnortheast–trending...percent Cu and 0.47 g/t Au, and an inferred resource of 2,200 Mt at 0.83 wt percent Cu and 0.37 g/t Au (at...(at 0.6 wt % Cu equiv cutoff). Advanced argillic alteration is present for 6 km along a north-northeast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralisation of the Central Oyu Tolgoi and Zesen Uul porphyry-style deposits, southern Mongolia. These data demonstrate...relationship between quartz precipitation, dissolution and ore deposition as the mineralising fluid chemistry changed...Goldschmidtstr. 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany Central Oyu Tolgoi (OTi to OTiv) and Zesen Uul deposits (ZUi to...from approximately 700°C to 340°C in Central Oyu Tolgoi and 445°C in Zesen Uul. OTii and ZUii stage quartzes...Cathodoluminescence . Fluid inclusion . Trace elements . Mongolia Introduction Hypogene porphyry-style mineralisation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF PROPYLITIC ALTERATION IN THE OYU TOLGOI PORPHYRY DISTRICT, MONGOLIA Lisa Hart-Madigan,1,2,† Jamie J...Abstract Oyu Tolgoi is a world-class, Late Devonian porphyry district in southern Mongolia. Because of...The propylitic alteration halos that surround the Cu-Au deposits contain widespread hydrothermal titanite...study on in situ, propylitic titanite from the Oyu Tolgoi district. The results identify district-wide...orogenic gold (Tedeschi et al., 2020), iron oxide Cu-Au (Raab, 2001) and iron oxide-apatite (Storey et al
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alteration: Hugo Dummett porphyry CuAu deposit, Oyu Tolgoi mineral district, Mongolia Bat-Erdene Khashgerel &...monzodiorite intrusions that accompany porphyry-style CuAu mineralization at the Hugo Dummett deposit. The...Kavalieris Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia Inc., Zaluuchuud Avenue 26, Ulaanbaatar 210349, Mongolia e-mail: imantsk2@yahoo...Porphyry copper . Hugo Dummett . Oyu Tolgoi . Mongolia Introduction Porphyry CuAu deposits are characterized...Gustafson and Hunt 1975). A common feature of porphyry CuAu deposits, particularly in young volcanic island
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...8 9 Update of the Geologic Setting and Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposits of the Chuquicamata District, Northern...Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah Geology and Exploration Progress at the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit...uctural Evolution of the Giant Pebble Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit with Implications for Exploration in...Alaska Geologic Overview of the Oyu Tolgoi Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposits, Mongolia v 10 11 12 13 Copper-Gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Paleozoic arc magmas in the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry CuAu district, southern Mongolia Alan J. Wainwright a,1,...2010 Handling Editor: M. Santosh Keywords: Mongolia Oyu Tolgoi Volcanic arc Geochemistry Porphyry copper...intrusions associated with giant porphyry CuAu systems at Oyu Tolgoi to place those rocks within the petrochemical...of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of southern Mongolia. In this part of the Gurvansayhan terrane within...more felsic than those of Devonian age. Porphyry CuAu related intrusions were emplaced in the Late Devonian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Metallogenesis and fluid evolution of the Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt: the...Relatively few Devonian porphyry CuAu) deposits (such as Oyu Tolgoi, Lailisigao’er, Halasu, Yulekenhalasu...evolution and metallo­ genesis of Devonian porphyry Cu deposits are still uncertain. In this work, we undertake
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ONLINE: 13 OCTOBER 2013 | DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1920 Giant ore deposits formed by optimal alignments and combinations...of geological processes Jeremy P. Richards Giant ore deposits contain anomalously large quantities of...formed by unique processes, the occurrence of giant ore deposits may be difficult to predict. Conversely...with formation during the optimization of normal ore-forming processes. In several cases, the large size...lead to enhanced ore-forming processes. M ineral exploration companies seek giant ore deposits because
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COOKE,† PETER HOLLINGS,* Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 79...Montana, Utah, Panama, Peru, Argentina, Irian Jaya, Mongolia, and Iran. Compressive tectonic environments,...appear to act as tectonic triggers for porphyry ore formation. Other factors, such as sutures in the...architecture of the upper crust, efficient processes of ore transport and deposition, and, in some cases, formation...also vital for the development of high-grade giant ore deposits. A low-grade geochemical anomaly may be
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magmatic-Hydrothermal Activity in the Shuteen Area, South Mongolia* Bayaraa Batkhishig,1,† Tsuchiya Noriyoshi,2 and...Technology, P.O. Box 46/520, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Mongolia 2 Graduate 3 Resources School of Environmental...the Gurvansaikhan island arc terrane of South Mongolia. It contains a large domain of intensely developed...beneath the Shuteen lithocap. Introduction South Mongolia hosts a number of Paleozoic porphyry copper deposits...(e.g., Tsagaan Suvarga and Oyu Tolgoi). Since the discovery of Oyu Tolgoi in 1996, exploration has increased
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a t e / l i t h o s Granites of the Southern Mongolia Carboniferous Arc: New geochronological and geochemical...2010 Keywords: Mongolia Granites Central Asian Orogenic Belt Saykhandulaan inlier Oyu Tolgoi Geochronology...Geochronology a b s t r a c t The crust in southern Mongolia is part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, a vast...inliers that also contain intrusion-related porphyry ore bodies that are important mineral exploration targets...targets. The Saykhandulaan inlier in Southeast Mongolia is a Devonian–Carboniferous segment of island-arc
Book (edition)
Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Greece, Iran, Mongolia, North America, Russia, and Turkey, including...and v vi new plates of high-grade gold-copper ore from major deposits hosted by potassic igneous rocks...Igneous Rocks as Considered in This Book . 2.8 Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting... . . . . 6.3.6 Hugo Dummett (Oyu Tolgoi) Copper-Gold Deposit, Mongolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SILLITOE† 27 West Hill Park, Highgate Village, London N6 6ND, England Abstract Porphyry Cu systems host some...skarn, carbonate-replacement, and sedimenthosted Au deposits in increasingly peripheral locations; and...or structurally controlled alignments of porphyry Cu systems. The rheology and composition of the host...and type of mineralization generated in porphyry Cu systems. Individual systems have life spans of ~100...longer. The alteration and mineralization in porphyry Cu systems, occupying many cubic kilometers of rock
Book (edition)
additional colour plates of high-grade gold-copper ore from major deposits hosted by potassic igneous rocks...Adolf Helke, Chris Heinrich, Paul Heithersay, Roland Hill, Bruce Hooper, Steve Hunt, Paul Ivascanu, Abraham...Potassic Igneous Rocks as Considered in This Book 2.8 Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting... . . . . 6.3.6 Hugo Dummett (Oyu Tolgoi) Copper-Gold Deposit, Mongolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal origin of the Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable...oregeorev.2017.01.029 OREGEO 2111 To appear in: Ore Geology Reviews Received Date: Revised Date: Accepted...Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable and Re-Os isotopes, Ore Geology...hydrothermal origin of the Hademengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China: constrains on geology, stable...Hadamengou-Liubagou Au-Mo deposit is the largest gold deposit in Inner Mongolia of North China. It is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopes of granitoids in the Yulekenhalasu copper ore district, northern Junggar, China: Petrogenesis and...12 December 2013 Keywords: Yulekenhalasu copper ore district Xinjiang Granitoid U–Pb geochronology Sr–Nd–Hf...isotope analyses of the granitoids associated with the ore deposits with a view to constrain their petrogenesis...17 × 104 t of copper reserves, the Yulekenhalasu Cu deposit, the Dunkeerman copper deposit, the Kalaxiange'er...characteristics of the deposit, and reported the ages of two ore-bearing porphyries as 382 Ma and 266 Ma, respectively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyries and associated alteration at the Tuwu Cu deposit, NW China: a case for increased depositional...including pre-, syn- and post-ore stages, have been recognized. The pre-ore stage formed a barren propylitic...which is widespread in the volcanic complex. The syn-ore stage is divided into three sub-stages: Stage 1 is...with chalcopyrite + pyrite ± molybdenite. The post-ore stage produced a barren argillic alteration limited...Seedorff et al. 2005; Sillitoe 2010). Many porphyry CuAu deposits are associated with diorite porphyry (Hollister
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tigr20 Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example Xinxia...Jihua Qin & Chaoquan Wen (2016): Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example, International...org/10.1080/00206814.2016.1263975 Devonian porphyry Cu deposits in NW China: the Xiaotuergen example Xinxia...the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu, Kumasu VMS Pb–Zn, and Hongshanzui orogenic Au deposits. This deposit, newly...Geological Team of XJBGMR – the Xiaotuergen porphyry Cu deposit – is mainly hosted along the contact zone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Altaids contains several large porphyry Cu(-Au-Mo) and Au(-Cu) deposits. These deposits are geneticaly...porphyry-Cu and -Au style mineralisation in the CAOB. Mineralizing intrusions in some porphyry Cu(-Mo) deposits...km. Mineralizing intrusions at most porphyry Cu(-Au) and Au deposits, including Bozshakol, PT Nurkazghan...crustal magma chamber. Other one large porphyry Cu-Au deposit (e.g., Nurkazghan) PT E is associated...important to the formation of dominant porphyry Cu(-Au) and Au deposits in the CAOB. 3 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, v. 105, pp. 947–970 Baogutu Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, West Junggar, Northwest China: Petrology...China Abstract Baogutu is the first porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit discovered in West Junggar, Xinjiang,... The main stage diorites host the bulk of the Cu-Mo-Au mineralization at Baogutu. They have been overprinted...(quartz-sericite-pyrite), which is associated with the highest Cu-Mo grades. Mineralized and hydrothermally cemented...undergone moderate potassic alteration and contain weak Cu mineralization. Matrix-rich breccias with very weak
Book (volume)
ordered on-line from: w w w .p o rterg e o .co m .au /b o o k sh o p SUPER PORPHYRY COPPER AND GOLD DEPOSITS:.................................285 The Porphyry Au-Cu Deposits and Related Shoshonitic M agmatism of the...................... 287 , G rasbec^ Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit Papua» In d o n esia:1 .Magmatic History.................... 313 , , G rasbcrg Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit Papua Indonesia: 2. Pervasive Hydrotherm.............................. 441 The M ajdanpek Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit of Eastern Serbia: A Review Robin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BARREN LIMESTONE COVER RICHARD H. SILLITOE,† 27 West Hill Park, Highgate Village, London N6 6ND, England ...Rios, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Abstract Field observations in the Pueblo Viejo district, Dominican...and almost exclusively magmatic character of the ore fluid. The limestone probably also played a determinant...9 maar crater, whereas the dome model proposes ore formation in a lacustrine setting between and around...and basaltic andesite flows are likewise partly ore bearing. Quartz-alunite alteration is subordinate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Sheida Makvandi2,3 1 State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry,...hydrothermal magnetite from 19 well-studied porphyry Cu ± Au ± Mo, Mo, and W-Mo deposits was measured by laser...but low Ti and V contents discriminate porphyry Au-Cu hydrothermal magnetite, most likely resulting from...Igneous or hydrothermal magnetite from Cu-Mo, Cu-Au, and Cu-Mo-Au deposits cannot be discriminated from...relatively rich in Mg, Mn, Co, Mo, Sn, and high field strength elements (HFSEs), perhaps due to high concentrations
 
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