Gold endowments of porphyry deposits controlled by precipitation efficiency

Porphyry copper and gold deposits are the dominant natural suppliers of these metals to our society, yet the large variations in metal endowments of porphyry Cu–Au deposits remain obscure. Here, the author shows that Cu-rich porphyries require large amounts of magma and water to be formed, while Au-...

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Main Author: Massimo Chiaradia
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/56a5273e34774ccb9d7db6b66567e28e
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