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 …

An introduction to the application of X-ray microtomography to the three-dimensional study of igneous rocks

DR Baker, L Mancini, M Polacci, MD Higgins… - Lithos, 2012 - Elsevier
Imaging rocks in three-dimensions through X-ray microtomography enables routine
visualization of structures in samples, which can be spatially resolved down to the sub …

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 …

The Bushveld Complex, South Africa: formation of platinum–palladium, chrome-and vanadium-rich layers via hydrodynamic sorting of a mobilized cumulate slurry in a …

WD Maier, SJ Barnes, DI Groves - Mineralium Deposita, 2013 - Springer
Platinum-group element (PGE) deposits in the Bushveld Complex and other layered
intrusions form when large, incompletely solidified magma chambers undergo central …

An overview of chalcophile element contents of pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits

ET Mansur, SJ Barnes, CJ Duran - Mineralium Deposita, 2021 - Springer
We have compiled the trace element concentrations in pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite,
and pyrite from magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposits with the aim of understanding their …

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 …

The giant **arihamu Ni-Co sulfide deposit in the East Kunlun orogenic belt, northern Tibet plateau, China

XY Song, JN Yi, LM Chen, YW She… - Economic …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The **arihamu Ni-Co deposit, located in the East Kunlun orogenic belt, northern
Tibet plateau, is the secondary largest Ni deposit in China and contains~ 157 million metric …

Platinum group elements in mantle melts and mantle samples

SJ Barnes, JE Mungall, WD Maier - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
A large data compilation has been assembled of platinum group element (PGE) analyses in
mantle melts and mantle rocks, the latter including an assortment of xenoliths and obducted …

The geotectonic setting, age and mineral deposit inventory of global layered intrusions

WD Smith, WD Maier - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we have compiled data on 565 layered and differentiated igneous
intrusions globally, documenting their (i) location,(ii) age,(iii) size,(iv) geotectonic setting,(v) …

Sulfide-olivine Fe-Ni exchange and the origin of anomalously Ni rich magmatic sulfides

SJ Barnes, B Godel, D Gürer, JM Brenan… - Economic …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Equilibration between sulfide liquid and olivine is expressed in terms of the exchange
coefficient for Fe and Ni, KD=(XNiS/XFeS) sulfide_liquid/(XNiO/XFeO) olivine. The positive …