Khalifehlu, Khorramdarreh

Khalifehlu (Persian: خليفه لو, also Romanized as Khalīfehlū; also known as Khalaf ‘Alī and Khal’falu)[1] is a village in Alvand Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramdarreh County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 80, in 22 families.[2] Located about 7 km north of Khorramdarreh, in the central part of the Tarom magmatic zone, Khalifehlu is the site of significant epithermal ore deposits including copper and gold.[3] hydrothermal alteration, extensive breccia formation, and silicic veins are among the significant characteristics of the Khalifehlu deposit.[3] The ores found at Khalifehlu include pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, covolite, chalcocite, hematite, and native gold.[3]

References

Khalifehlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070440" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Reza; Maghfouri, Sajjad; Moayyed, Mohsen; Rahmani, Amir (October 2015). "Khalifehlu Deposit: High-Sulfidation Epithermal Cu-Au Mineralization in the Tarom Magmatic Zone, North Khoramdareh". Ulum-i-Zamin. 27. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

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