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The 25 pages that link to Porphyry copper deposit, each with the reason it gives.

• Igneous rockRelated: Its formation links cooling intrusions, hydrothermal fluids, and economically important metals.

• Hydrothermal circulationBroader topic: Hydrothermal fluids transport and concentrate metals into these deposits.

• Open-pit miningBroader topic: Its broad, near-surface geometry commonly supports open-pit extraction.

• Hydrothermal alterationBroader topic: Its zoned alteration patterns help locate and interpret copper-bearing parts of the system.

• Copper miningBroader topic: These deposits supply much of the copper mined worldwide and often require enormous open pits.

• Mineral explorationBroader topic: Its broad alteration zones and metal patterns create exploration targets across large areas.

• Ore depositBroader topic: Magmatic heat and fluids create one of the world's major sources of copper ore.

• SkarnCompared with: Porphyry systems can form skarn where their fluids encounter carbonate rocks, but their main ore zones differ.

• Hydrothermal mineral depositBroader topic: It is a major hydrothermal deposit type and a principal source of mined copper.

• ChalcopyriteRelated: Chalcopyrite is a major copper ore mineral in many porphyry deposits.

• Supergene enrichmentRelated: Supergene enrichment can raise its near-surface copper grades substantially.

• Andean orogenyRelated: Andean magmatic arcs host major porphyry copper systems.

• MolybdenumRelated: Molybdenum is often recovered as a by-product from copper deposits of this type.

• Chlorite groupRelated: Chlorite-rich alteration zones can map fluid pathways around these deposits.

• ChuquicamataNarrower topic: Chuquicamata is a major example of this deposit type.

• Oxidation zoneBroader topic: Its weathered profile can include copper oxides above enriched sulfide ore.

• Bingham Canyon MineNarrower topic: This deposit type makes enormous open-pit extraction economically viable.

• Ring of FireRelated: The Andes and Philippines ring segments hold the world's major copper mines, a subduction byproduct.

• Central Asian Orogenic BeltRelated: Paleozoic arc magmatism in parts of the belt generated porphyry mineral systems.

• Igneous intrusionRelated: Intrusive magmas can drive the fluids that concentrate copper near their margins.

• MolybdeniteBroader topic: Molybdenite commonly occurs in porphyry systems, sometimes as a copper byproduct.

• BatholithRelated: Intrusions related to batholithic magmatism can drive the fluids that form these deposits.

• BorniteRelated: Bornite is a common copper sulfide in some deposits of this type.

• AluniteRelated: Alunite-bearing acidic zones can overlie or border porphyry copper systems.

• Igneous differentiationRelated: Differentiating magma can concentrate metals and release ore-forming fluids.