Recycled volatiles determine fertility of porphyry deposits in collisional settings

Abstract: An intensive study of the geochemical characteristics (including the volatile elements Cl and S) of apatite associated with porphyry deposits was undertaken to address the debate about the crust- or mantle-derivation of their copper and gold and to better understand the controls on the transport of metals in magmatic fluids in post-subduction settings. New geochemical data on apatite reveal parameters to discriminate mineralized porphyry systems across Iran and western China (Tibet and Yunnan), from coeval barren localities across this post-subduction metallogenic belt. Apatites in fertile porphyries have higher Cl and S concentrations (reflecting water-rich crystallization conditions) than those from coeval barren ones. Our new isotopic data also indicate these volatiles are likely derived from pre-enriched sub-continental lithospheric mantle, metasomatized by previous oceanic subduction. This study demonstrates that refertilization of suprasubduction lithospheric mantle during previous collision events is a prerequisite for forming post-subduction fertile porphyries, providing an evidence-based alternative to current ore-enrichment models.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Recycled volatiles determine fertility of porphyry deposits in collisional settings ; volume:106 ; number:4 ; year:2021 ; pages:656-661 ; extent:6
American mineralogist ; 106, Heft 4 (2021), 656-661 (gesamt 6)

Creator
Xu, Bo
Hou, Zeng-Qian
Griffin, William L.
Lu, Yongjun
Belousova, Elena
Xu, Ji-Feng
O’Reilly, Suzanne Y.

DOI
10.2138/am-2021-7714
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2404201645471.641199663356
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Xu, Bo
  • Hou, Zeng-Qian
  • Griffin, William L.
  • Lu, Yongjun
  • Belousova, Elena
  • Xu, Ji-Feng
  • O’Reilly, Suzanne Y.

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