The mineral system approach applied to magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE sulphide deposits
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 …
pathways fed by high degree partial melts of the mantle. Holistic mineral-system analysis for …
Application of high resolution X-ray computed tomography to mineral deposit origin, evaluation, and processing
JR Kyle, RA Ketcham - Ore Geology Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
High resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) is the industrial equivalent of medical CAT
scanning and provides a mechanism for non-destructive studies of the three-dimensional …
scanning and provides a mechanism for non-destructive studies of the three-dimensional …
Sulfide-silicate textures in magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide ore deposits: Disseminated and net-textured ores
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 …
silicate minerals, sulfide liquid, and silicate melt, with characteristic textural relationships that …
Droplets and bubbles: solidification of sulphide-rich vapour-saturated orthocumulates in the Norilsk-Talnakh Ni–Cu–PGE ore-bearing intrusions
A common feature of the mineralised chonolith intrusions of the Norilsk-Talnakh camp is the
presence of globular disseminated Ni–Cu–Fe sulphide ores, particularly well developed …
presence of globular disseminated Ni–Cu–Fe sulphide ores, particularly well developed …
Carbonated magmatic sulfide systems: Still or sparkling?
For decades, there has been debate surrounding the transport of dense metal-rich sulfide
liquid in mafic magmas. This topic is crucial to understanding the genesis of valuable …
liquid in mafic magmas. This topic is crucial to understanding the genesis of valuable …
High-resolution X-ray computed tomography and its application to ore deposits: From data acquisition to quantitative three-dimensional measurements with case …
B Godel - Economic Geology, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
High-resolution X-ray computed tomography (HRXCT) is a nondestructive technique that
allows exploration of the three-dimensional distribution of minerals and pore space in …
allows exploration of the three-dimensional distribution of minerals and pore space in …
[HTML][HTML] Time scales and length scales in magma flow pathways and the origin of magmatic Ni–Cu–PGE ore deposits
SJ Barnes, JC Robertson - Geoscience Frontiers, 2019 - Elsevier
Ore forming processes involve the redistribution of heat, mass and momentum by a wide
range of processes operating at different time and length scales. The fastest process at any …
range of processes operating at different time and length scales. The fastest process at any …
Dynamics of magmatic sulphide droplets during transport in silicate melts and implications for magmatic sulphide ore formation
The physics and chemistry of ore formation in magmatic sulphide systems are dominantly
controlled by the dynamics and kinetics of transported sulphide liquid droplets. We examine …
controlled by the dynamics and kinetics of transported sulphide liquid droplets. We examine …
Transport and deposition of immiscible sulfide liquid during lateral magma flow
Z Yao, JE Mungall - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Magmatic sulfide deposits are generated by extraordinary accumulations of immiscible
sulfide liquids in ultramafic-mafic magmas. While their associated geochemical and …
sulfide liquids in ultramafic-mafic magmas. While their associated geochemical and …
Sulfide-silicate textures in magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide ore deposits: Massive, semi-massive and sulfide-matrix breccia ores
Much of the value of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide orebodies is contained within massive or
semi-massive ores that show a wide variety of textural relationships to included or adjacent …
semi-massive ores that show a wide variety of textural relationships to included or adjacent …