Mineral systems with their core of ore deposits require a rare conjunction of geodynamic
settings, crustal or lithospheric fertility, crustal architecture and suitable host rocks, and …

Although most economic geology research is concentrated at the deposit or mineral-system
scale for a single well-defined deposit group with a consistent metal association, there are …

Large volumes of greenhouse gases such as CH4 and CO2 form by contact metamorphism
of organic-rich sediments in aureoles around sill intrusions in sedimentary basins …

Since the concept of mineral systems was first proposed, there have been growing calls for
their use in deriving holistic genetic models and in assisting in exploration targeting in a …

High-temperature metasomatism driven by ascent of voluminous, saline fluid columns in the
upper crust plays a major role in the genesis of iron oxide-alkali alteration ore systems but …

The Baiyinnuo'er zinc-lead deposit (32.74 Mt at 5.44% Zn, 2.02% Pb, and 31.36 g/t Ag),
located in the south segment of the Great Xing'an Range, is the largest Zn-Pb deposit in …

The Jiaodong gold province in northeastern China is the country's premier gold resource
and globally one of the most important gold provinces. The late Early Cretaceous gold …

Pore fluid pressure on subduction zone megathrusts is lowered by fluid drainage into the
overlying plate, affecting subduction zone seismicity. However, the spatial and temporal …

Global gold deposit classes are enigmatic in relation to first-order tectonic scale, leading to
controversial genetic models and exploration strategies. Traditionally, hydrothermal gold …

Unconformity-related hydrothermal ore deposits typically form by mixing of hot, deep, rock-
buffered basement brines and cooler fluids derived from the surface or overlying sediments …