Ore-Forming Fluids

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Research Article| January 01, 2005 Ore-Forming Fluids Stephen E. Kesler Stephen E. Kesler 1Department of Geological Sciences University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A. E-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Stephen E. Kesler 1Department of Geological Sciences University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A. E-mail: [e-mail] Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2005 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2005) 1 (1): 13–18. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.1.1.13 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Stephen E. Kesler; Ore-Forming Fluids. Elements 2005;; 1 (1): 13–18. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.1.1.13 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Ore-forming (hydrothermal) fluids, consisting largely of H2O, CO2, and NaCl, formed most of Earth's ore deposits. The fluids exist as largely unconfined systems in meteoric, seawater, and basinal settings, or locally and intermittently confined systems in magmatic, metamorphic, and basinal settings, and they are driven largely by differences in temperature, elevation or density. Temperatures are highest (∼600°C) in magmatic and lowest in basinal and meteoric (∼100°C) systems. Salinities well above that of seawater are reached by boiling, evaporation, and evaporite dissolution, largely in magmatic and basinal systems. Today, research is focused on establishing the concentrations of metals in these fluids, the volume and duration of hydrothermal flow, and the links between ore systems and larger, regional fluid systems. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.