The mineral system approach applied to magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE sulphide deposits

SJ Barnes, AR Cruden, N Arndt, BM Saumur - Ore geology reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Most magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE sulphide deposits occur within long-lived magma
pathways fed by high degree partial melts of the mantle. Holistic mineral-system analysis for …

[HTML][HTML] A review of mineral systems and associated tectonic settings of northern Xinjiang, NW China

F Pirajno, R Seltmann, Y Yang - Geoscience Frontiers, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a review of mineral systems in northern Xinjiang, NW China,
focussing on the Tianshan, West and East Junggar and Altay orogenic belts, all of which are …

Sulfide saturation in mafic magmas: Is external sulfur required for magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) ore genesis?

EM Ripley, C Li - Economic Geology, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The importance of externally derived sulfur in the genesis of sulfide-rich, magmatic Ni-Cu-
(platinum group element [PGE]) deposits remains a key, yet unresolved, issue. Calculations …

Geochronology, petrology and Hf–S isotope geochemistry of the newly-discovered Xiarihamu magmatic Ni–Cu sulfide deposit in the Qinghai–Tibet plateau, western …

C Li, Z Zhang, W Li, Y Wang, T Sun, EM Ripley - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reports the first set of data for the newly-discovered Xiarihamu magmatic Ni–Cu
sulfide deposit in the Eastern Kunlun Paleozoic arc terrane which is located in the northern …

Sulfide-silicate textures in magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide ore deposits: Disseminated and net-textured ores

SJ Barnes, JE Mungall, M Le Vaillant… - American …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A large proportion of ores in magmatic sulfide deposits consist of mixtures of cumulus
silicate minerals, sulfide liquid, and silicate melt, with characteristic textural relationships that …

Intraplate magmatism in Central Asia and China and associated metallogeny

F Pirajno, RE Ernst, AS Borisenko, G Fedoseev… - Ore geology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Large areas of central Asia and mainland China have been affected by intraplate
anorogenic magmatism, linked to mantle activity from the Palaeoproterozoic to present day …

The role of magmatic sulfur in the formation of ore deposits

AC Simon, EM Ripley - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This chapter focuses on S in porphyry-type ore deposits, layered-mafic-intrusion-hosted ore
bodies, and magmatic sulfide deposits. Porphyry-type ore deposits, eg, Bingham Canyon …

The roles of various types of crustal contamination in the genesis of the Jinchuan magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposit: New mineralogical and CS-Sr-Nd isotope constraints

S Xue, Q Wang, Y Wang, W Song… - Economic …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Addition of crustal sulfur to the Jinchuan magma or oxidation of the magma associated with
carbonate assimilation has been considered to be the main cause of sulfide saturation in the …

Siderophile and chalcophile elemental constraints on the origin of the Jinchuan Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, NW China

XY Song, RR Keays, MF Zhou, L Qi, C Ihlenfeld… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
The Jinchuan deposit, NW China, is one of the world's most important Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide
deposits related to a magma conduit system and is hosted in an ultramafic intrusion. The …

The giant Jinchuan Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit: Tectonic setting, magma evolution, ore genesis, and exploration implications

C Li, EM Ripley - 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Jinchuan Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit is the largest single magmatic Ni deposit in the
world. It is hosted by a small ultramafic intrusion in the Longshoushan terrane located in the …