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Geology and Geotectonic Setting of Cratonic Porphyry Molybdenum Deposits in the North Atlantic Region

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Mineral Deposits within the European Community

Part of the book series: Special Publication No. 6 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits ((MINERAL DEPOS.,volume 6))

Abstract

Porphyry molybdenum deposits in the North Atlantic area occur in two provinces: the Permian Oslo Graben and the Tertiary Igneous Province of East Greenland. Both provinces represent intraplate igneous activity. The Oslo Graben is a failed rift, whereas the East Greenland province is a line of intrusive centres along a passive continental margin. The deposits are associated with syenite-granite complexes, but they are spatially related to alkali-rich, high-silica granites. The deposits show striking similarities to the granite-type porphyry Mo deposits in Colorado. A great variety of Mo mineralizations occur in the two North Atlantic provinces, however, only a subvolcanic environment seems to favour generation of porphyry-type deposits.

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    Present address: The Geological Survey of Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350, Copenhagen K, Denmark

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Schønwandt, H.K. (1988). Geology and Geotectonic Setting of Cratonic Porphyry Molybdenum Deposits in the North Atlantic Region. In: Boissonnas, J., Omenetto, P. (eds) Mineral Deposits within the European Community. Special Publication No. 6 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51858-4_12

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