Mineral Resources Related to Ultramafic–Mafic Magmas, from Archean to Present: Old Deposits and New Prospects of Chromite, Ti–V–Magnetite and Ni–Cu–(PGE) Sulfides [Due June 2026]
Product code: SP552
Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications, Earth Resources and Economic Geology, Mineral and ore deposits, Not yet published
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781786206299
Author/Edited by: Edited by S.K. Mondal, L.C. Reisberg, J.M. González-Jiménez, H.S.R. Hughes
Number of pages: 290
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Special Publication 552
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The energy transition required to address the climate crisis has substantially enhanced the need for new metal deposits. The Earth’s evolutionary processes primarily control the formation and spatial distribution of metal resources. Orthomagmatic deposits of Ni, Cu, PGE (platinum-group elements), Cr, Ti and V are genetically linked to ultramafic–mafic magmatism. The growing demand for these resources has spurred prospecting and exploration of new regions. Much of the existing literature focuses on areas where mineralization has been investigated for economic reasons, which has facilitated access. These include the Bushveld Complex in South Africa and well-known deposits in Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, the USA and Russia. The mineralization–magmatism relationships of these well-studied occurrences are often assumed to provide a precise model for other areas. However, this may be an over-generalization, and each occurrence may instead have its own individual characteristics. This special volume, intended for both academic and exploration groups, comprises eleven chapters that explore the links between mineralization and magmatism in various settings.
Introduction
Sisir K. Mondal, Laurie Reisberg, J. M. González-Jiménez and Hannah Hughes, Mineral resources related to ultramafic-mafic magmas, from Archean to present: old deposits and new prospects of chromite, Ti-V-magnetite and Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfides – introduction
Alan E. Boudreau, Formation of PGE- and sulfide-bearing chromitites and associated anorthositic rocks in layered intrusions by the infiltration of reactive, Cl-rich fluid
Jeff B. Chaumba, Siyasanga Dyan, Stephen A. Prevec and Caston Musa, Evidence from Cr-spinel chemistry for magma contamination by country rocks during formation of the northern lobe of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
W. D. Smith, B. Albrechtsen, W. D. Maier and J. E. Mungall, Petrogenesis and Ni–Cu–(PGE) prospectivity of the Mount Ayliff Complex in the Karoo Igneous Province: new insights from the Ingeli and Horseshoe lobes
Shoji Arai, Ore formation in mantle peridotites before and after emplacement: review and new perspective
M. Qasim Jan, Rahat Ullah and Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Magmatic (Cr–Ni–PGE) and secondary/hydrothermal (emerald–peridot–rodingite–nephrite jade) mineralization associated with ultramafic–mafic complexes of Pakistan 101
Chirasree Bhattacharjee, Sisir K. Mondal and Laurie Reisberg, Major and trace element geochemistry and 3.0 Ga Sm–Nd age for the gabbro–norite–anorthosite cumulates of the Mayurbhanj Complex (eastern India): petrogenesis and implications for sulfide and Fe–Ti oxide mineralization
Chirasree Bhattacharjee and Sisir K. Mondal, Origin of Fe–Ti oxides in gabbro–magnetitites of the Mesoarchean Nuasahi Complex (India)
Sarifa Khatun and Sisir K. Mondal, Modification of high-Mg and high-Cr chromite within the Katpal breccia zone of the Mesoarchean Sukinda Complex, Singhbhum Craton, India: implications for platinum-group element–Ni–Cu–Co mineralization
Payel Dey, Jyotisankar Ray, Debapriya Chakraborty, Shrestha Pal, Christian Koeberl and M. Satyanarayanan, Black shale contamination and platinum group elements prospect of the Khandwa basalt, Eastern Deccan Volcanic Province (India) – an experimental approach
Ratul Banerjee and Sisir K. Mondal, Platinum-group elements and Nb–Ta geochemistry of the Deccan basalts from Kumbharli and other Ghat sections and the Koyna Seismic Zone, Maharashtra (India): crustal contamination and implications for sulfide saturation of the magma
S. K. Swain and P. N. S. Roy, Fractal dimension and its implication to mineral exploration: a case study from the Jonnagiri and Gadag gold deposits in India
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