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Bagh Khoshk deposit, Pariz, Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Irani
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Bagh Khoshk depositDeposit
Pariz- not defined -
Sirjan CountyCounty
Kerman ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 33' North , 55° 58' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
29.55000,55.96667
GeoHash:
G#: tjrb1e3tj
GRN:
N20E35
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sirjan207,645 (2014)29.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
223563
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:223563:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Porphyry copper deposit located south of the Cenozoic Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt in Iran (~15 km SE of the giant Sarcheshmeh Cu-Mo-Au porphyry deposit).

Porphyry copper Oligo-Miocene
24 Mt, 0.27% Cu

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)
Iran

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References

Shafiei, B., and Shahabpour, J. (2008): Gold Distribution in Porphyry Copper Deposits of Kerman Region, Southeastern Iran. Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 19(3), 247-260.
Einali, Morteza, Bakker, Ronald J., Alirezaei, Saeed and Mohammadzadeh, Zahra (2011): Fluid inclusions and evolution of ore fluids in the Baghkhoshk porphyry copper system, Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt, Iran. European Current Research on Fluid Inclusions (ECROFI-XXI), Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, 9–11 August, 2011. Abstracts, p. 80. [http://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=BR0087_080_A.pdf]
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