The role of magmas in the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits
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Abstract
Magmatic fluids, both vapour and hypersaline liquid, are a primary source of many components in hydrothermal ore deposits formed in volcanic arcs. These components, including metals and their ligands, become concentrated in magmas in various ways from various sources, including subducted oceanic crust. Leaching of rocks also contributes components to the hydrothermal fluid—a process enhanced where acid magmatic vapours are absorbed by deeply circulating meteoric waters. Advances in understanding the hydrothermal systems that formed these ore deposits have come from the study of their active equivalents, represented at the surface by hot springs and volcanic fumaroles.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The role of magmas in the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits |
| Series title | Nature |
| DOI | 10.1038/370519a0 |
| Volume | 370 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 519 |
| Last page | 527 |
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