Daniel Müller: Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization
- Publisher:
- Springer, 09/2011
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, Paperback
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783642640759
- Item number:
- 2954031
- Volume:
- 272 Pages
- Edition number:
- 11003
- Ausgabe:
- Third Edition 2000
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2011
- Weight:
- 415 g
- Format:
- 235 x 155 mm
- Thickness:
- 14 mm
- Release date:
- 18.9.2011
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Description
In recent years, there has been increasing interest from geoscientists in potassic ig neous rocks. Academic geoscientists have been interested in their petrogenesis and their potential value in defining the tectonic setting of the terranes into which they were intruded, and exploration geoscientists have become increasingly interested in the association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest, there is no comprehensive textbook that deals with these aspects of potassic igneous rocks. This book redresses this situation by elucidating the characteristic features of po tassic (high-K) igneous rocks, erecting a hierarchical scheme that alIows interpreta tion of their tectonic setting using whole-rock geochemistry, and investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About half of the book is based on a PhD thesis by Dr Daniel MillIer which was produced at the Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits (former ARC Key Centre) within the Depart ment of Geology and Geophysics at The University of Western Australia under the supervision of Professor David Groves, the late Dr Nick Rock, Professor Eugen Stumpf}, Dr Wayne Taylor, and Dr Brendan Griffin. The remainder of the book was compiled from the literature using the collective experience of the two authors. The book is dedicated to the memory of Dr Rock who initiated the research project but died before its completion.
Content
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Preamble: Potassic Igneous Rocks and Their Importance.- 1.2 Scope of Book.- 2 Definitions and Nomenclature.- 2.1 Historical Perspective of Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 2.2 Potassic Igneous Rocks as an Umbrella Term.- 2.3 Shoshonites.- 2.4 Shoshonitic and Alkaline Lamprophyres.- 2.5 Ultrapotassic Rocks.- 2.5.1 Introduction.- 2.5.2 Lamproites.- 2.5.3 Kamafugites.- 2.5.4 Orogenic Ultrapotassic Rocks.- 2.6 Group II Kimberlites.- 2.7 Potassic Igneous Rocks as Considered in this Book.- 2.8 Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 3 Tectonic Settings of Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Tectonic Settings of Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 3.2.1 Continental Arc.- 3.2.2 Postcollisional Arc.- 3.2.3 Oceanic (Island) Arc.- 3.2.4 Within-Plate.- 3.2.5 Problems with Tectonic Classification.- 3.3 History of Discrimination of Tectonic Setting by Geochemical Means.- 3.4 Erection of Databases SHOSH1 and SHOSH2.- 3.5 Discrimination of Tectonic Setting by Multivariate Statistical Methods.- 3.6 Discrimination via Simple Geochemical Diagrams.- 3.7 Theoretical Basis for Discrimination Between Potassic Igneous Rocks in Different Tectonic Settings.- 3.8 Conclusions.- 4 Selected Type-Localities of Potassic Igneous Rocks from the Five Tectonic Settings.- 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting.- 4.1.1 Introduction.- 4.1.2 Regional Geology.- 4.1.3 Mineralogy and Petrography of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.1.4 Geochemistry of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.2 Kreuzeck Mountains, Eastern Alps (Austria): Example from a Postcollisional Arc Setting.- 4.2.1 Introduction S.- 4.2.2 Regional Geology.- 4.2.3 Mineralogy and Petrography of the Lamprophyres.- 4.2.4 Geochemistry of the Lamprophyres.- 4.3 Northern Mariana Arc (West Pacific): Example from an Initial Oceanic Arc Setting.- 4.3.1 Introduction.- 4.3.2 Regional Geology.- 4.3.3 Mineralogy and Petrography of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.3.4 Geochemistry of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.4 Vanuatu (Southwest Pacific): Example from a Late Oceanic Arc Setting.- 4.4.1 Introduction.- 4.4.2 Regional Geology.- 4.4.3 Mineralogy and Petrography of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.4.4 Geochemistry of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.5 African Rift Valley (Rwanda, Uganda, Zaire): Example from a Within-Plate Setting.- 4.5.1 Introduction.- 4.5.2 Regional Geology.- 4.5.3 Mineralogy and Petrography of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 4.5.4 Geochemistry of the Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 5 Primary Enrichment of Precious Metals in Potassic Igneous Rocks.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Theoretical Discussion.- 5.3 Case Study: Potassic Alkaline Lamprophyres with Elevated Gold Concentrations from the Karinya Syncline, South Australia.- 5.3.1 Introduction.- 5.3.2 Regional Geology and Tectonic Setting.- 5.3.3 Mineralization in the Vicinity of the Lamprophyres.- 5.3.4 Nature of the Lamprophyres.- 5.3.5 Petrology and Geochemistry of the Lamprophyres.- 5.3.6 Precious Metal Abundance and Significance.- 5.4 Comparison of Precious Metal Abundances for Lamprophyres from the Karinya Syncline and Kreuzeck Mountains.- 6 Direct Associations Between Potassic Igneous Rocks and Gold-Copper Deposits.- 6.1 Direct Associations in Specific Tectonic Settings: Introduction.- 6.2 Erection of Database GOLD 1.- 6.3 Late Oceanic Arc Associations.- 6.3.1 Ladolam Gold Deposit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea.- 6.3.2 Emperor Gold Deposit, Viti Levu, Fiji.- 6.3.3 Dinkidi Copper-Gold Deposit, Didipio, Phillipines.- 6.3.4 Goonumbla Copper-Gold Deposit, New South Wales, Australia.- 6.4 Continental Arc Associations.- 6.4.1 Bajo de la Alumbrera Copper-Gold Deposit, Catamarca Province, Argentina.- 6.4.2 Bingham Copper Deposit, Utah, USA.- 6.4.3 El Indio Gold Deposit, Chile.- 6.4.4 Twin Buttes Copper Deposit, Arizona, USA.- 6.5 Postcollisional Arc Associations.- 6.5.1 Grasberg Copper-Gold Deposit, Indonesia.- 6.5.2 Misima Gold Deposit, Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.- 6.5.3 Porgera Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea.- 6.6 Synthes
Blurb
This is a book on the occurrence of copper-gold mineralization in potassic igneous rocks.
Biography (Daniel Müller)
Daniel Müller, geboren 1964 in Berlin, studierte an der Kunstgewerbeschule Luzern und an der Schule für Gestaltung Zürich.§Seine Arbeiten sind in diversen Zeitschriften und Büchern zu finden.
