The oxidation state, and sulfur and Cu contents of arc magmas: implications for metallogeny

JP Richards - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Global data for measured Fe 2 O 3/FeO ratios and Cu contents in unaltered volcanic and
intrusive arc rocks indicate that, on average, they are slightly more oxidized than other …

Triggers for the formation of porphyry ore deposits in magmatic arcs

JJ Wilkinson - Nature Geoscience, 2013 - nature.com
Porphyry ore deposits are the source of much of the copper, molybdenum, gold and silver
used by humans. Porphyry ore typically forms in magmatic arcs above subduction zones …

Gold speciation and transport in geological fluids: insights from experiments and physical-chemical modelling

GS Pokrovski, NN Akinfiev, AY Borisova… - Geological Society …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
This contribution provides an overview of available experimental, thermodynamic, and
molecular data on Au aqueous speciation, solubility, and partitioning in major types of …

[HTML][HTML] Trace element systematics of pyrite from submarine hydrothermal vents

M Keith, F Häckel, KM Haase… - Ore Geology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Submarine hydrothermal sulfide ores occur at mid-ocean ridges, intra-oceanic arcs and in
back-arc basins associated with host rocks of highly variable composition. Pyrite is the …

The sulfur budget in magmas: evidence from melt inclusions, submarine glasses, and volcanic gas emissions

PJ Wallace, M Edmonds - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The major magmatic volatile components—H2O, CO2, S, Cl, and F—play an important role
in the formation, evolution, and eruption of magma. Knowledge of magmatic concentrations …

The effect of water on the sulfur concentration at sulfide saturation (SCSS) in natural melts

MA Fortin, J Riddle, Y Desjardins-Langlais… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
We experimentally investigated the effect of water on the sulfur concentration at sulfide
saturation (SCSS) in basaltic, andesitic, and rhyolitic melt compositions at 1250° C, 1 GPa …

Tempo of magma degassing and the genesis of porphyry copper deposits

C Chelle-Michou, B Rottier, L Caricchi, G Simpson - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Porphyry deposits are copper-rich orebodies formed by precipitation of metal sulphides from
hydrothermal fluids released from magmatic intrusions that cooled at depth within the Earth's …

Speciation and transport of metals and metalloids in geological vapors

GS Pokrovski, AY Borisova… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geological aqueous fluids operate in a wide range of temperatures (from 0 to 1000 C) and
depths (from Earth surface to~ 10s km), over which the physical-chemical properties of water …

Mantle oxidation by sulfur drives the formation of giant gold deposits in subduction zones

DY He, KF Qiu, AC Simon, GS Pokrovski, HC Yu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Oxidation of the sub-arc mantle driven by slab-derived fluids has been hypothesized to
contribute to the formation of gold deposits in magmatic arc environments that host the …

Sulfur radical species form gold deposits on Earth

GS Pokrovski, MA Kokh, D Guillaume… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Current models of the formation and distribution of gold deposits on Earth are based on the
long-standing paradigm that hydrogen sulfide and chloride are the ligands responsible for …