facts about igneous rocks as copper ore

Processes of Ore Formation

Processes of Ore Formation Current may be responsible for the formation of an ore body Example porphyry copper deposit coarse grained igneous rocks

Wisconsin Geological Natural History Survey Copper

Formula Cu ISOMETRIC Description Native copper occurs as veins and cavity fillings in hydrothermally altered basaltic igneous rocks It is also a product of near surface supergene alteration of other copper minerals such as chalcopyrite

Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper

Get this from a library Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper mineralization [Daniel Müller D I Groves] This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of the potassic igneous rock complexes and investigates the different tectonic settings in which these rocks occur

Igneous Rocks Mineralogy4Kids

As the magma loses heat it cools and crystallizes into an igneous rock Magma can cool on the Earth s surface the most common minerals of igneous rocks

Sulfide Minerals is the

is one of the sulfide minerals Sulfides occur as primary accessory minerals in many different igneous rocks and in is one of the lesser copper ore

Igneous Rock Facts Pictures Examples Facts

Igneous from the root word ignite which means to catch fire Did you know how an igneous rock is formed Extremely hot molten rock from the deep recesses of the earth makes its way out and literally ignites everything it comes in contact with once the liquid cools down an igneous rock is formed

Minerals Of Igneous And Metamorphic Rocks Biology

A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and stable at room temperature representable by a chemical formula And according to the geological significance Igneous and metamorphic rocks make up 90 95% of the top 16 km of the Earth s crust by volume