A metasomatized lithospheric mantle control on the metallogenic signature of post-subduction magmatism

David A. Holwell; Marco Fiorentini; Iain McDonald; Yongjun Lu; Andrea Giuliani; Daniel J. Smith; Manuel Keith; Marek Locmelis

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11065-4

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

A metasomatized lithospheric mantle control on the metallogenic signature of post-subduction magmatism

David A. Holwell,
Marco Fiorentini,
Iain McDonald,
Yongjun Lu,
Andrea Giuliani,
Daniel J. Smith,
Manuel Keith,
Marek Locmelis

Affiliations

David A. Holwell: Department of Geology, University of Leicester
Marco Fiorentini: Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, University of Western Australia
Iain McDonald: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University
Yongjun Lu: Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, University of Western Australia
Andrea Giuliani: School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
Daniel J. Smith: Department of Geology, University of Leicester
Manuel Keith: Department of Geology, University of Leicester
Marek Locmelis: Department of Geosciences & Geological & Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11065-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Hydrous and alkali rich magmas rise through the lithosphere and may host gold-rich ore deposits – a poorly understood process. Here, the authors present new chalcophile element data across a metallogenic section of the lithosphere and suggest a continuous or staged ascent of magmatic-hydrothermal settings from mantle to upper crust.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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