Caldera-forming processes and the origin of submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

Research Article| April 01, 2003 Caldera-forming processes and the origin of submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits John Stix; John Stix 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ben Kennedy; Ben Kennedy 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Mark Hannington; Mark Hannington 2Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Harold Gibson; Harold Gibson 3Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Richard Fiske; Richard Fiske 4Department of Mineral Sciences, MRC-119, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Wulf Mueller; Wulf Mueller 5Sciences de la Terre, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James Franklin James Franklin 624 Comanche Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6E9, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information John Stix 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada Ben Kennedy 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7, Canada Mark Hannington 2Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada Harold Gibson 3Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada Richard Fiske 4Department of Mineral Sciences, MRC-119, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560, USA Wulf Mueller 5Sciences de la Terre, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada James Franklin 624 Comanche Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6E9, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 10 Sep 2002 Revision Received: 04 Dec 2002 Accepted: 11 Dec 2002 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2003) 31 (4): 375–378. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0375:CFPATO>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 10 Sep 2002 Revision Received: 04 Dec 2002 Accepted: 11 Dec 2002 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation John Stix, Ben Kennedy, Mark Hannington, Harold Gibson, Richard Fiske, Wulf Mueller, James Franklin; Caldera-forming processes and the origin of submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. Geology 2003;; 31 (4): 375–378. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0375:CFPATO>2.0.CO;2 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 SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Certain volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) ore deposits form in submarine calderas. This association is well known, but the link between caldera formation and the origins of the deposits remains poorly understood. Here we show that the size and location of a VMS deposit within a submarine caldera may be determined by how and when the caldera formed. These spatial-temporal conditions control development of the hydrothermal system associated with the VMS deposit. We propose that caldera opening along outward-dipping faults promotes magma degassing, seawater influx, and high-temperature leaching, resulting in a metal-rich hydrothermal fluid. These outward-dipping faults are considered to provide critical pathways for ore-forming fluids responsible for some caldera-hosted VMS deposits and may also be fundamentally important for the formation of many other caldera-hosted ore deposit types. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.