Post-Collisional Magmatism and Porphyry - Epithermal Style Mineralisation along the Maronia Magmatic Corridor, northeastern Greece

Abstract

Porphyry copper deposits are not restricted to volcanic arcs alone and have been identified in extensional tectonic settings from across the world. Post-collisional crustal extension can result in areas of elevated heat flow generating small-volume, calc-alkaline to shoshonitic magmas, some of which are associated with exotic metal-bearing porphyry – epithermal systems. The Maronia Magmatic Corridor is a NE-trending belt of post-collisional Oligocene high-K calc-alkaline to shoshonitic plutons that intrude the northern Rhodope Core Complex in northeastern Greece. It is host to several documented occurrences of post-collisional porphyry – epithermal mineralisation associated with the intrusion of co-genetic evolved porphyritic dykes and stocks. By reconstructing the tectono-magmatic evolution of post-collisional magmatism along the Maronia Magmatic Corridor, this thesis aims to explore the processes governing porphyry – epithermal mineralisation in extensional tectonic settings.

Date of Award	25 Sept 2018
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Bristol
Supervisor	Frances Cooper (Supervisor), Brian Tattitch (Supervisor), Daniel J Condon (Supervisor) & Jon Naden (Supervisor)