Thermal History and Preservation Mechanisms of Porphyry-Cu Deposits: Evidence from Thermochronology, Mineral and Isotopic Geochemistry
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Deposits".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editors
Interests: preservation mechanism of deposit; thermochronology; mineral geochemistry; mineral exploration
Interests: geochronology; isotope geochemistry; mineral exploration
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The porphyry Cu deposit is one of the world’s largest and most valuable mines supplying much of the world’s copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, rhenium, tellurium, selenium, and mercury. It is the most explored and researched ore deposit over the last century. However, the preservation mechanisms of the ore body remain unclear, which severely inhibits the mineral exploration of the porphyry Cu deposit.
The distribution of mineral deposits is largely the result of the combined effects of burial, uplift, and erosion. Porphyry deposits worldwide have typical Phanerozoic ages, with the majority being Mesozoic Cenozoic deposits. The early-formed mineral deposits are likely to have been eroded and damaged, making them unable to be preserved. Geochronology, thermochronology, mineral geochemistry, and isotopic geochemistry are important ways to study the modification, telescoping, and preservation processes of the porphyry Cu deposit. Understanding the thermal history and preservation mechanisms is crucial for mineral exploration.
This Special Issue invites contributions that apply geochronology, thermochronology, mineral and isotopic geochemistry to study the formation, telescoping, modification, and preservation of porphyry Cu deposits and provide mineral exploration instructions. We encourage original and review papers covering novel techniques, developments, and applications in thermochronology, mineral and isotopic geochemistry.
Dr. Huanhuan Yang
Dr. Zhi Zhang
Dr. Yong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- porphyry Cu deposits
- geological characteristics of deposits
- mineral system
- thermochronology study
- telescoping and modification process of deposits
- preservation mechanisms
- mineral exploration
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