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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Main Authors: Connor A. Gray, Adrian D. Van Rythoven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/5/431