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Porphyry Systems; Fossil and Active Epithermal Systems

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Porphyry, skarns and epithermal mineral systems are part of the broader class of intrusion-related systems discussed in Chapter 4. However, I have chosen to describe porphyry, skarns and epithermal systems in separate chapters mainly to avoid crowding the preceding chapter.

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Pirajno, F. (2009). Porphyry Systems; Fossil and Active Epithermal Systems. In: Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8613-7_5

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