
12. Supergene Ore and Gangue Characteristics
copper and other metals are mobilized from primary massive sulfide ore and reprecipitated at depth. This precipitation of Cu sulfides with high Cu/S ratios can produce an economically significant copper enrichment at the reactive redox boundary between massive sulfide protore and downward penetrating fluids. The supergene enrichment "blanket" is overlain by an intensely altered and leached
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