Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
South Tyrol (Groeden Sandstone) |
Political location(s): |
Italy; Nearest community: Bletterbach |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
continental redbed; in channel sands of grey micaceous sandstone |
Commodities: |
Cu; Pb; Zn; U |
Geological ages: |
Middle Permian (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstoneIndividual lithologies: | sandstone (grey - fine) sandstone (red) | Host rock stratigraphy: | Groeden Sandstone |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in channel sands of grey micaceous sandstone; several occurrences in area/typical red bed-type mineral concentration; replaced plant debris/ mineral emplacement during early diagenesis |
References: |
Wopfner, H.; Griesecke, S.; Koch, J.; Fels, H., 1983 |
New Aspects On Metal Deposits of the Groeden Sandstone (South Tyrol, Italy) |
in Mineral Deposits of the Alps and of the Alpine Epoch in Europe, Edited by Schneider, H. -J., Proceedings of 4th Ismida Oct 4-10/81, Special Publication of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, Springer-Verlag, 3, 402 p, p. 60 - 69 |
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