COPPER REEF SYNTHESIS - THEORYIn order to propose a copper reef mini thesis theory,
one must have a reasonable explanation to it's occurence.
Coutry rock - submersed in, salt water
Hydro carbons nearby - coal beds
Copper country rock contains calcium carbonates
Primary copper country rock
- Native - originally ( bornite - heat conversion )
- Bornite - Cu5FeS4
- Chalcopyrite - CuFeS2
Bornite and Chalcopyrite both have iron and sulphur.
Ideal for attracting natural microbials which eat both
Calcium whether originating in, ocean water or, host rock.
Microbials also love eating calcium.
Salt Water Synthesis
Host rock sits submerged in shallow salt waters
Shallow waters heat up
Attract organisms, microbes, ideal for reef development.
Salt water = weak HCl acid
Warm waters + hydrogen chloride ( + ) iron, sulphur, copper
1st Chloric Synthesis
Cu5FeS4 + HCl + O2 = CuCl2 + FeCl2 + H2S + H2O Calcium / Magnesium Synthesis
As most know, these minerals synthesize with carbons
whether hydrocarbon in ocean, or, air carbons
i would lean towards ocean carbons being so close to
the coal beds that stretch 70+ km.
Calcium and Magnesium convert to, carbonates.
Bornite copper converts to, chloric copper
Organisms that eat both can contribute to copper conversion
Microbials which use their digestive enzymes akin to acid transition
Suppose, microbials had no contribution,
Ironically, all one needs is, bornite converted to copper chloride
with, oxygen, Ca / Mg carbonates.
CuCl2 + CaCO3 + H2O → Cu(OH)2 + CaCl2 + CO2 There it is, copper hydroxide.
Cu(OH)2 + H2CO3 = CuCO3 + H2O Since iron and sulphur are apart of an original bornite,
the completed conversion would support a bornite copper
conversion to a malachite, azurite copper.
Both of which, are carbonates.
Low lying host rock developments
Shallow waters rich in, chloric acids + hydrocarbons
Heat from sun, assists in synthesis
Microbial,act as reef concentrators of minerals
Coreqctions
Bornire to copper chloride
Copper chloride to copper hydroxide
Copper hydroxide + Mg /Ca carbonates
= COPPER CARBONATE
Salt water decomposition of host rock in saline shallow waters
Inconjunction with, microbials, digesting chloride, hydroxide minerals
Builds Reefs highly concentrated in, host minerals.
The ranges to the left side of image, are more pronounced
in darker hues of green, most likely malachite.
Attributed to, more time under water accumilation of concentrated
minerals - vs - to the right, younger development.
Nonetheless, still with desirable concentrate values based on, hues.
Taking into consideration...
photo optics and light and dark hues, green concentrated area
are still evident in which one can compare and contrast ( left, right )
Sands, are most likely indicative to, ocean waters pooling, eroding,
along with tidal action, assisting in errosion of, host rock.
Hues of red oxides are also apparent.
Sands, being a key indicator of, reef style formation.
And, that's my mini thesis on, South American copper deposits.
Soecifically coastal formations.
Why not take a poke at it ?
Numerous scientists along with world class Geologists are
still at loggerheads as to how South American copper deposits formed.
Cheers...