Processes and Ore Deposits of Ultramafic-Mafic Magmas through Space and Time

A key reference for academics and industry professionals interested in the generation, exploration and practical uses of magmatic ore deposits

Sisir K. Mondal (Edited by), William L. Griffin (Edited by)

9780128111598

Paperback, published 12 September 2017

382 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.79 kg

Approx.364 pages

1. Introduction 2. Global To District Scale Controls And Signature Of Orthomagmatic Ni-Cu(-PGE) & PGE Reef Deposits 3. Exploration for the Ni-Cu-sulfide ore deposits 4. Ore deposits associated with ultramafic-mafic rocks and ore forming processes 5. Magmatic evolution of the Bushveld magma chamber: the roles of fractional crystallization, convection, magma recharge and eruption 6. Changing patterns of the mantle processes and formation of the ophiolitic chromite deposits through space and time 7. Petrogenetic evolution of the chromite deposits in the Archean greenstone belts 8. New insights on the origin of ultramafic-mafic intrusions and associated PGE-Cu-Ni sulphide deposits of the Noril’sk and Taimyr provinces, Russia: evidence from radiogenic and stable isotopes 9. Chinese ultramafic-mafic rocks and the related magmatic ore deposits 10. Alaskan-type ultramafic-mafic complexes and their magmatic ores 11. Experimental aspects of platinum-group minerals

Subject Areas: Geochemistry [RBGK]