Formation of iron oxide–apatite deposits

M Reich, AC Simon, F Barra, G Palma, T Hou… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Renewed economic interest in iron oxide–apatite (IOA) deposits—containing tens to
hundreds of millions of tonnes of Fe and substantial amounts of rare earth elements, P, Co …

A review of magnetite geochemistry of Chilean iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits and its implications for ore-forming processes

G Palma, F Barra, M Reich, AC Simon, R Romero - Ore Geology Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetite is the most important iron ore in iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits which represent
the Cu-poor end-member of the iron oxide-copper–gold (IOCG) clan. Magnetite chemistry …

The origin and discrimination of high-Ti magnetite in magmatic-hydrothermal systems: Insight from machine learning analysis

B Hu, LP Zeng, W Liao, G Wen, H Hu… - Economic …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract High-titanium (high-Ti, more than 1 wt% Ti) magnetite, commonly containing
ilmenite exsolution, has long been attributed to an igneous origin and has been used as the …

Trace element composition of igneous and hydrothermal magnetite from porphyry deposits: Relationship to deposit subtypes and magmatic affinity

XW Huang, AA Sappin, É Boutroy… - Economic …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The trace element composition of igneous and hydrothermal magnetite from 19 well-studied
porphyry Cu±Au±Mo, Mo, and W-Mo deposits was measured by laser ablation-inductively …

A continuum from iron oxide copper-gold to iron oxide-apatite deposits: Evidence from Fe and O stable isotopes and trace element chemistry of magnetite

MA Rodriguez-Mustafa, AC Simon… - Economic …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) and iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits are major sources of Fe,
Cu, and Au. Magnetite is the modally dominant and commodity mineral in IOA deposits …

Formation of magnetite-(apatite) systems by crystallizing ultrabasic iron-rich melts and slag separation

F Tornos, JM Hanchar, M Steele-MacInnis, E Crespo… - Mineralium …, 2024 - Springer
Magnetite-(apatite) ore deposits are interpreted as being formed by the crystallization of iron-
rich ultrabasic melts, dominantly generated by the interaction of silicate melts with oxidized …

Performance of predictive supervised classification models of trace elements in magnetite for mineral exploration

É Bédard, VDB de Vazelhes, G Beaudoin - Journal of Geochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetite is a reliable indicator mineral for exploration because it records petrogenetic
processes and discriminate deposit types. Binary discriminant diagrams have limits to …

Apatite fingerprints on the magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the Daheishan giant porphyry Mo deposit, NE China

P Qu, W Yang, H Niu, N Li, D Wu - GSA Bulletin, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porphyry deposits are the main source for global Cu and Mo production. The generation of
hydrous silicate magmas and subsequent separation of volatile-rich magmatic fluids with …

Origin of high-Ti magnetite in magmatic-hydrothermal systems: evidence from iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits of Eastern China

LP Zeng, XF Zhao, C Spandler, H Hu… - Economic …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Magnetite chemistry has been widely used to distinguish igneous versus hydrothermal
origins for a range of magnetite-bearing mineral deposits. However, the origin of Ti-rich …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of antiskarn-hosted strategic metal mineralization in the Upper Cretaceous Twihinate carbonatite intrusion (West African Craton Margin, Moroccan …

M Bouabdellah, W Boukirou, M Jébrak, F Bigot… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Upper Cretaceous Twihinate carbonatite in Moroccan Sahara, which is the
focus of ongoing exploration for Nb-P-Fe±LREE±U-Th resources, consists of a crescent-like …