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In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

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In old Igneous type of rocks metals like gold and copper mostly found. Gold and copper are found in ore bodies associated with porphry. Porphry is a general term applied to igneous rocks of any composition that contain conspicuous phenocrysts (crystals) in a fine-grained groundmass.
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