A Comparative Study of Porphyry-Type Copper Deposit Mineralogies by Portable X-ray Fluorescence and Optical Petrography
Porphyry-type deposits are crucial reserves of Cu and Mo. They are associated with large haloes of hydrothermal alteration that host particular mineral assemblages. Portable X-ray fluorescence analysis (pXRF) is an increasingly common tool used by mineral prospectors to make judgments in the field d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Minerals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/5/431 |