Supergiant porphyry copper deposits are failed large eruptions
Monte Carlo-based mass balance simulations suggest that the formation of porphyry copper deposits requires fast accumulation of large magma volumes, which are also capable of destroying those deposits if magmas erupt. Surviving deposits may therefore represent failed large eruptions.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00440-7 |