TITLE:
Rule of Structural Factors in Formation of Porphyry Copper Deposits in South Western Part of Kerman Area, Iran
AUTHORS:
Hasan Alizadeh, Mehran Arian
KEYWORDS:
Porphyry Copper Deposit, Tectonics, Copper, c/C Ratio, Faults, Iran
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.5 No.7,
July
20,
2015
ABSTRACT: Kerman area is located in
southern parts of central Iranian volcanic belt. The area under study is
located in the southern part of this complex copper mineralization in the area,
which is mainly porphyry type and is associated with extensive hydrothermal
alteration. This area has a great potential as far as tertiary porphyry copper
deposits are concerned. To the exploration of porphyry copper deposits in study
area, we have analyzed the lineaments. The lineaments interpreted out from ETM
+ (band8) data is recognized as another method for locating porphyry type
copper mineralization. There is a close correlation between photo lineament
factor values and the known copper mineralization in the area. The relationship
between 16 porphyry copper deposits with faults and fractures in the area is
studied. Photo lineament factor assessments by using satellite photos indicate
a strong relationship between a
number of lineation intersection in each cell refer to an amount of average
lineation in whole map (c/C ratio). In the study area, ratio of c/C even has
more relationship refers to PF factor that has previously described in the
papers.