Environments in Which Mineral Deposits Form
Environments in Which Mineral Deposits Form
- Copper in Arizona
- Granites of a specific age (50-70 m.y.)
- Associated with Volcanoes of Same Age
- Porphyry igneous bodies (intrusions)
- Exposed by Erosion and Enriched by Weathering (called “supergene enrichment”)
- Buried or otherwise Preserved
- Found!