Genetic model of the El Laco magnetite-apatite deposits by extrusion of iron-rich melt

Tobias Keller; Fernando Tornos; John M. Hanchar; Dorota K. Pietruszka; Arianna Soldati; Donald B. Dingwell; Jenny Suckale

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33302-z

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Genetic model of the El Laco magnetite-apatite deposits by extrusion of iron-rich melt

Tobias Keller,
Fernando Tornos,
John M. Hanchar,
Dorota K. Pietruszka,
Arianna Soldati,
Donald B. Dingwell,
Jenny Suckale

Affiliations

Tobias Keller: Stanford University, Department of Geophysics
Fernando Tornos: Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO, CSIC-UCM)
John M. Hanchar: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Earth Sciences
Dorota K. Pietruszka: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Earth Sciences
Arianna Soldati: North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
Donald B. Dingwell: Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Jenny Suckale: Stanford University, Department of Geophysics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33302-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Can volcanoes erupt ore deposits? This study combines observations, experiments, and simulations to show that iron ore deposits on El Laco volcano formed by eruption of melt sourced from separation of Fe-rich melt from a silicate magma body beneath.

Published in Nature Communications

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