Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Abstract West and East Ganderia in the northern Appalachians and Caledonides,
respectively, represent a Gondwanan superterrane situated along the Tornquist margin of …

Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits, also known as volcanic-associated,
volcanic-hosted, and volcanosedimentary-hosted massive sulphide deposits, are major …

Abstract During the Early to Middle Palaeozoic, prior to formation of Pangaea, the Canadian
and adjacent New England Appalachians evolved as an accretionary orogen. Episodic …

Abstract The Iapetus Ocean was the first ancient ocean to be identified following the
development of plate tectonics; its history has been fundamental in relating orogenesis and …

Sea-floor massive sulfide deposits represent a new type of base and precious metal
resources that may be exploited by future deep-sea mining operations. These deposits …

Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits contain variable amounts of gold, both in terms of
average grade and total gold content, with some VMS deposits hosting world-class gold …

The petrography and mineral chemistry of magnetite from fifteen volcanogenic massive
sulfide (VMS) deposits in Canada, and the Lasail VMS deposit in Oman, as well as from two …

PYRITE is ubiquitous throughout the massive sulfide deposits of the Bathurst Mining Camp,
Canada. Pyrite locally preserves primary, pseudo-primary textures, as well as secondary …

The eastern flank of the Appalachian orogen is composed of extensive Neoproterozoic–
early Paleozoic crustal blocks that originated in a peri-Gondwanan setting. Three of these …