Orogenic Gold and Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit Formation
This community investigates the geological processes that form gold, copper, lead, and zinc deposits, focusing on how fluids transport metals and how isotopes record their origins.
The work centers on orogenic gold systems and massive sulfide deposits, analyzing fluid inclusions, sulfur isotopes, and trace element signatures to reconstruct ore genesis. A significant portion of the research examines specific provinces, particularly the Jiaodong Peninsula and the South China block, while also applying remote sensing and machine learning to map mineral prospectivity. The recurring methods involve geochemical modeling of hydrothermal alteration and the identification of mantle sources for metal mobilization.
The largest share of the community's output is found in gold research, accounting for 4.2% of all gold research tracked, and 7,730 papers here. Iron and sulfur also contribute substantial volumes, with 4,912 and 4,580 papers respectively.
The community comprises 22,649 papers, primarily published in Economic Geology, Ore Geology Reviews, and Mineralium Deposita.
Recent work continues to refine models of gold mobilization from sulfide fluids and mantle sources, while increasingly applying machine learning algorithms to predict mineral prospectivity and map geochemical anomalies in regions like the Allaqi shear belt in Egypt.