An overview of chalcophile element contents of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits

ET Mansur, SJ Barnes, CJ Duran - Mineralium Deposita, 2021 - Springer
We have compiled the trace element concentrations in pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite,
and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposits with the aim of understanding their …

The geotectonic setting, age and mineral deposit inventory of global layered intrusions

WD Smith, WD Maier - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we have compiled data on 565 layered and differentiated igneous
intrusions globally, documenting their (i) location,(ii) age,(iii) size,(iv) geotectonic setting,(v) …

Fluxing of mantle carbon as a physical agent for metallogenic fertilization of the crust

DE Blanks, DA Holwell, ML Fiorentini, M Moroni… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Magmatic systems play a crucial role in enriching the crust with volatiles and elements that
reside primarily within the Earth's mantle, including economically important metals like …

The critical role of magma degassing in sulphide melt mobility and metal enrichment

G Iacono-Marziano, M Le Vaillant, BM Godel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Much of the world's supply of battery metals and platinum group elements (PGE) comes from
sulphide ore bodies formed in ancient sub-volcanic magma plumbing systems. Research on …

Droplets and bubbles: solidification of sulphide-rich vapour-saturated orthocumulates in the Norilsk-Talnakh Ni–Cu–PGE ore-bearing intrusions

SJ Barnes, M Le Vaillant, B Godel… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A common feature of the mineralised chonolith intrusions of the Norilsk-Talnakh camp is the
presence of globular disseminated Ni–Cu–Fe sulphide ores, particularly well developed …

[HTML][HTML] Time scales and length scales in magma flow pathways and the origin of magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE ore deposits

SJ Barnes, JC Robertson - Geoscience Frontiers, 2019 - Elsevier
Ore forming processes involve the redistribution of heat, mass and momentum by a wide
range of processes operating at different time and length scales. The fastest process at any …

Transport and deposition of immiscible sulfide liquid during lateral magma flow

Z Yao, JE Mungall - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Magmatic sulfide deposits are generated by extraordinary accumulations of immiscible
sulfide liquids in ultramafic-mafic magmas. While their associated geochemical and …

Sulfide-silicate textures in magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide ore deposits: Massive, semi-massive and sulfide-matrix breccia ores

SJ Barnes, S Staude, M Le Vaillant, R Piña… - Ore Geology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Much of the value of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide orebodies is contained within massive or
semi-massive ores that show a wide variety of textural relationships to included or adjacent …

The occurrence and origin of pentlandite-chalcopyrite-pyrrhotite loop textures in magmatic Ni-Cu sulfide ores

SJ Barnes, V Taranovic, LE Schoneveld… - Economic …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Pentlandite is the dominant Ni-hosting ore mineral in most magmatic sulfide deposits and
has conventionally been interpreted as being entirely generated by solid-state exsolution …

Magmatic sulfide ore deposits

SJ Barnes, DA Holwell, M Le Vaillant - Elements, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Magmatic sulfide ore deposits are products of natural smelting: concentration of immiscible
sulfide liquid ('matte'), enriched in chalcophile elements, derived from silicate magmas …