Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold-copper mineralization

By Müller, Daniel

Subjects: Rocks, Igneous, Igneous Rocks, Gold ores, Copper ores, Igneous rocks

Description: Very useful text for Economic Geologists and Petrologists alike. Geologists working in the mining industry will find it helpful in the exploration target generation when selecting the more prospective igneous belts. Petrologists working in academia can use the geochemical fingerprints of the high-K rocks as indicators for the tectonic setting of ancient terranes. Students will find it a useful guide through the plethora of alkaline rock nomenclature.