Special Issue of Mineralium Deposita, 2010
The editors of Mineralium Deposita have agreed to produce a special volume for the IGCP-502 project. The preliminary title for this volume is "Key issues and Controversies in the Geological Setting and Genesis of Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits". Editors: Allen, Peter and Tornos
Invitation to IGCP-502 members to contribute to this volume
During 2007 the project leaders invited IGCP-502 participants to submit proposals for potential papers for the special issue. We have sought papers that discuss key issues and not general papers on specific VMS districts or detailed descriptions of specific VMS deposits. However, papers on specific districts or deposits were welcomed if they use these areas/deposits to address a key issue that is relevant to many VMS deposits. From these proposals a number of interesting topics were selected for inclusion in the special volume. Currently, most manuscripts have been reviewed by the editors and referees and sent back to the authors for final revision. For some manuscripts the review process is complete and they have been accepted for submission. A few manuscripts remain to be reviewed.
Preliminary list of papers in the special volume
Introduction to the Special Volume and synthesis of results (by the editors)
Tectonic Settings of VMS Deposits
The timing and location of VMS deposits in the evolution of the NE Honshu volcanic arc, Japan
Volcanic facies and eruption styles related to kuroko-type massive sulphide deposits: a re-assessment based on the Hokuroku district, NE Japan
The relevance of recent studies of the modern ocean floor to understanding the tectonic and volcanic setting of ancient VMS deposits
Styles of volcanic-associated massive sulphide mineralization and genetic processes: Plumes, Brine Pools, Mounds, Replacements
The Roles of Felsic and Mafic Magmatism in the Formation of VMS Deposits
The Role of Magmatic Fluids and Volatiles in the Formation of VMS Deposits
Basinal fluids and the origin of massive sulfides: A numerical fluid flow study from the Iberian Pyrite Belt
The Role of Water Depth in the Formation of VMS Deposits
A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Oceanic Anoxia in the formation of VMS Deposits
Black shales and massive sulphides: causal or casual relationships
Hydrothermal sedimentary rocks associated with VMS deposits
The formation of gold-rich VMS deposits.
Textural and Chemical Evolution of Clastic Sulphide Textures in VMS deposits
Applicability of Heat and Fluid Flow Modelling in the Study of VMS Deposit
Formation
Post-depositional tectonic modification of VMS deposits and its economic significance
Supergene alteration of VMS deposits
