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The geochemical behaviour of molybdenum and copper during the formation of copper-molybdenum ore deposits is considered. Molybdenum and copper mineralization is closely associated with the hydrothermal-metasomatic associations. The probable values of the physicochemical parameters of copper- and molybdenum-bearing hydrothermal solutions are estimated on the basis of calculations and experimental data. The problem of the types of copper and molybdenum species in ore fluids is considered. Hydroxyl alkali chloride or alkali molybdate complexes are suggested as the molybdenum-bearing species responsible for ore transport. Copper chloride complexes are suggested as copper-bearing transport forms. Cooling of the hydrothermal solutions appears to be one of the main ore deposition factors.
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Kudrin, A.V., Varyash, L.N., Pashkov, Y.N., Rekharsky, V.I. (1986). The Geochemical Behaviour of Copper and Molybdenum in Ore-Forming Processes. In: Friedrich, G.H., Genkin, A.D., Naldrett, A.J., Ridge, J.D., Sillitoe, R.H., Vokes, F.M. (eds) Geology and Metallogeny of Copper Deposits. Special Publication No. 4 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70902-9_14
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