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): |
Chehel Kureh |
Political location(s): |
Iran; Nearest community: Nostratabad (45 km NNE) |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; in sandstone and in lenses in sandstone and tuff |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Tertiary (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; mudstone-carbonate-sandstoneIndividual lithologies: | sandstone limestone shale |
(2) volcanic; unclassified volcanic rocksIndividual lithologies: | volcanic (tuff) |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in sandstone & in lenses in sandstone and tuff; abundant ancient slags represent extented period of mining & smelting; volcanic & sed rocks in area highly folded & cut by fault network |
References: |
Bazin, D.; Hubner, H., 1969 |
Copper Deposits in Iran |
Report, Geological Survey of Iran, Publication code 13, 93 p. |
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