Four distinct types of fluid inclusion are associated with brecciation, alteration and mineralization in the Ilkwang Cu–W breccia-pipe deposit in the southeastern Kyongsang Basin, South Korea. The earliest fluid inclusions in igneous quartz have salinities of 35–49 wt% NaCl equiv. and homogenize by halite dissolution. This fluid exsolved directly from the melt. A CO2-bearing fluid (2–4 wt% NaCl...

Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of 500 samples, mainly from granitic plutons, were measured along a 700-km, E-W traverse across the "accreted terranes" of southern British Columbia (latitudes 49ø-52øN). Despite the geological complexity and range of intrusive ages (Late Triassic to Tertiary) and although there are "steps" in the isotopic values at some geologic boundaries (e.g., across the S...

The northwestern part of the Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc (KCMA) contains many areas with porphyry copper mineralization. In this research, we used the advanced space-borne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (ASTER) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) images of this region to map the distribution of hydrothermally altered rocks, based on their mineral assemblages. The spectral meas...

As part of the European Hot Dry Rocks Project, a second exploration borehole, EPS-1, has been cored to a depth of 2227 m at Soultz-sous-For@ts (France). The target was a granite beginning at 1417 m depth, overlain by post-Paleozoic sedimentary cover. Structural analysis and petrographic examination of the 800-111 porphyritic granite core, have shown that this rock has undergone several periods ...

10 Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits are commonly enriched in Cu, Zn and 11 Pb and can also be variably enriched in Au, As, Sb, Se and Te. The behaviour of these elements 12 during hydrothermal alteration of the oceanic crust is not well known. Ocean Drilling Program 13 (ODP) Hole 1256D penetrates a complete in-situ section of the upper oceanic crust providing a 14 unique sample suit...

The contribution of mercury to the atmosphere from natural sources is not well-quantified, particularly at the regional scale. This modeling study employed a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) approach to estimate mercury flux from substrate in Nevada, which lies within one of the global belts of geologic Hg enrichment. In situ mercury flux measurements were taken from a variety of substrate ...