Advances in Computational Modeling and Isotope Analyses in Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Deposits".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 April 2023) | Viewed by 4021
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ore deposit geology; sulfide-sulfosalt mineralogy and geochemistry; applied geochemistry; stable and radiogenic isotopic geochemistry
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Interests: VMS deposits; hydrothermal mineralization; geochemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volcanic-hosted or volcanogenic-massive sulfides (VMS) form in submarine volcanic and volcano-sedimentary successions located at or close to divergent margins, convergent arc and back-arc spreading settings. In general, they can be traced in nearly all possible geotectonic environments related to volcanic activity in deep sea basins, regardless of the type of volcanism.
VMS bear certain characteristics beneficial to mankind from the earliest stages of human history, including ease of identification, mining and ore processing. Their significance lies in their potential primarily for base metals, but also for precious and strategic metals and metalloids (such as Ga, Ge, As, Mo, Cd, In, Sn, Sb and Bi), the latter characterized by continuous and exponential demand. Therefore, the VMS is considered to this day essential for humankind’s evolution and development.
Recent advances in Information Technology (IT) are employed in the development of computational models regarding the physicochemical, geochemical and geological conditions prevailing during VMS formation (e.g., estimation of hydraulic conditions, heat flow, mass transfer, solubility/precipitation of metals). Additionally, modern analytical techniques may be used in exotic stable and radiogenic isotopes analyses, thus providing information on the source fluids and geotectonic setting of VMS. The objective of this Special Issue is to address the aforementioned advances and provide valuable information in future VMS exploration and prospecting.
Dr. Stavros Triantafyllidis
Dr. Stylianos Tombros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sulfides-sulfosalts
- strategic and critical metals
- massive ore
- polymetallic mineralization
- computational modeling
- stable and radiogenic isotopes
- geotectonic setting
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