Abstract
The following conclusions can be drawn concerning the genesis of the Recsk deposit:
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The mineralization belongs to the Paleogene volcanic arc along the Balaton-Darno line.
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The main phases of mineralization, culminating with porphyry copper formation, are products of hydrothermal events related to a diorite porphyry intrusion (a 3 stage).
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The two younger (post-intrusion) volcanic cycles have resulted in late-stage near-surface mineralization, which is considered to be a product of remobilization.
In comparison with other porphyry copper mineralization it may be suggested that the Recsk deposit has an affinity with the island-arc-type magmatism. It shows similarities with the diorite model in the zoning of the intrusive rocks and the ore distribution. Morphogenetically it may be termed a “conformable” deposit. Its classification was simplified by the completeness of the ore depositional sequence, although the sequence of superimposed ore-forming stages created difficulties for interpretation.
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Baksa, C. (1986). Genetic Aspects of the Recsk Mineralized Complex, Hungary. In: Friedrich, G.H., Genkin, A.D., Naldrett, A.J., Ridge, J.D., Sillitoe, R.H., Vokes, F.M. (eds) Geology and Metallogeny of Copper Deposits. Special Publication No. 4 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70902-9_20
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