Sulfide Minerals in Hydrothermal Deposits

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Research Article| April 01, 2017 Sulfide Minerals in Hydrothermal Deposits Lluís Fontboté; Lluís Fontboté 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kalin Kouzmanov; Kalin Kouzmanov 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Massimo Chiaradia; Massimo Chiaradia 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gleb S. Pokrovski Gleb S. Pokrovski 2Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, GET, Université de Toulouse III, CNRS-IRD-OMP14 Av. Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Lluís Fontboté 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Kalin Kouzmanov 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Massimo Chiaradia 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Genevarue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandCorresponding author e-mail: [e-mail] Gleb S. Pokrovski 2Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, GET, Université de Toulouse III, CNRS-IRD-OMP14 Av. Edouard Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1811-5217 Print Issn: 1811-5209 © 2017 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2017) 13 (2): 97–103. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.13.2.97 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Lluís Fontboté, Kalin Kouzmanov, Massimo Chiaradia, Gleb S. Pokrovski; Sulfide Minerals in Hydrothermal Deposits. Elements 2017;; 13 (2): 97–103. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.13.2.97 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 Hydrothermal ore deposits are large geochemical anomalies of sulfur and metals in the Earth's crust that have formed at <1 to ~8 km depth. Sulfide minerals in hydrothermal deposits are the primary economic source of metals used by society, which occur as major, minor and trace elements. Sulfides also play a key role during magmatic crystallization in concentrating metals that subsequently may (or may not) be supplied to hydrothermal fluids. Precipitation of sulfides that themselves may have little economic value, like pyrite, may trigger the deposition of more valuable metals (e.g. Au) by destabilizing the metal-bearing sulfur complexes. We review why, where and how sulfide minerals in hydrothermal systems precipitate. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.