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                      Sn greisen                                                                   15c
                      (Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein)                                                  (36a)
                      (Homestake Au)                                                               (36c)
                  Anorthosite intrusions
                    (Anorthosite Ti)                                                               (7b)

                  E. Porphyroaphanitic intrusions present
                  High-silica granites and rhyolites
                    Climax Mo                                                                      16
                    (Fluorspar deposits)                                                           (26b)
                  Other felsic and mafic rocks including alkalic
                    Porphyry Cu                                                                    17
                    Wallrocks are calcareous
                      Deposits near contact
                      Porphyry Cu, skarn-related                                                   18a
                        Cu skarn                                                                   18b
                        Zn-Pb skarn                                                                18c
                        Fe skarn                                                                   18d
                        Carbonate-hosted asbestos                                                  18e
                      Deposits far from contact
                        Polymetallic replacement                                                   19a
                        Replacement Mn                                                             19b
                        (Carbonate-hosted Au)                                                      (26a)
                    Wallrocks are coeval volcanic rocks
                      In granitic rocks in felsic volcanics
                        Porphyry Sn                                                                20a
                        Sn-polymetallic veins                                                      20b
                      In calcalkalic or alkalic rocks
                        Porphyry Cu-Au                                                             20c
                        (Epithermal Mn)                                                            (25g)
                    Wallrocks are older igneous and sedimentary rocks
                      Deposits within intrusions
                        Porphyry Cu-Mo                                                             21a
                        Porphyry Mo, low-F                                                         21b
                        Porphyry W                                                                 21c
                      Deposits within wallrocks
                        Volcanic hosted Cu-As-Sb                                                   22a
                        Au-Ag-Te veins                                                             22b
                        Polymetallic veins                                                         22c
                        (Epithermal quartz-alunite Au)                                             (25e)
                        (Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein)                                                (36a)


                  Extrusive rocks

                  F. Mafic extrusive rocks
                  Continental or rifted craton
                    Basaltic Cu                                                                    23
                    (Sediment-hosted Cu)                                                           (30b)
                  Marine, including ophiolite-related
                    Cyprus massive sulfide                                                          24a
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