Oligocene–Miocene arc magmatic activities associated with the giant Reko Diq porphyry Cu–Au deposit, western Chagai arc, Balochistan, Pakistan

• Published in: Geological journal (Chichester, England) Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 1360 - 1383
• Main Authors: Muhammad, Shafi, Liu, Junlai, Ullah, Inayat, Chen, Xiaoyu, Ji, Lie, Zahid, Muhammad Aleem, Kakar, Naseer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Arc deposition; Continental crust; Copper; Crystallization; Fluid flow; Gold; Lava; Magma; Mineralization; Miocene; Oligocene; Oligocene–Miocene; petrogenesis; porphyry complex; Porphyry copper; Radiometric dating; Rhyolite; Rhyolites; Subduction; Subduction (geology); Subduction zones; subduction‐related; Tectonics; Volcanic rocks; zircon U–Pb dating; Baluchistan Pakistan; Pakistan

The Chagai belt to the north of the Afghan block and the east of the Iranian block in the western part of Pakistan is known for occurrence of Oligocene to Miocene calc‐alkaline magmatic belt. The present study discusses the characteristics of episodic magmatic activities that contributed to minerali...