Sulfide resorption during crustal ascent and degassing of oceanic plateau basalts

C. D. J. Reekie; F. E. Jenner; D. J. Smythe; E. H. Hauri; E. S. Bullock; H. M. Williams

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08001-3

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Sulfide resorption during crustal ascent and degassing of oceanic plateau basalts

C. D. J. Reekie,
F. E. Jenner,
D. J. Smythe,
E. H. Hauri,
E. S. Bullock,
H. M. Williams

Affiliations

C. D. J. Reekie: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
F. E. Jenner: School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University
D. J. Smythe: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
E. H. Hauri: Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington
E. S. Bullock: Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
H. M. Williams: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08001-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The solubility of sulfur in basaltic melt has important implications for the formation of magmatic ore deposits. Here, the authors show that magma ascent and sulfur-degassing influence the degree to which basaltic magmas are enriched in economically-important chalcophile and siderophile elements.

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