Khalifehlu (
Persian :
خليفه لو , also
Romanized as
Khalīfehlū ; also known as
Khalaf ‘Alī and
Khal’falu ) 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. 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 .
hydrothermal alteration , extensive
breccia formation, and
silicic veins are among the significant characteristics of the Khalifehlu deposit. The ores found at Khalifehlu include
pyrite ,
chalcopyrite ,
bornite ,
covolite ,
chalcocite ,
hematite , and native gold.
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 .
