Magmatic Sulfide Deposits

1 Introduction.- 2 Theoretical considerations.- 3 Komatiite-Related Deposits.- 4 Ore deposits associated with flood basalt volcanism.- 5 Deposits of the Pechenga area, Russia.- 6 Voisey's Bay and other deposits, Labrador, Canada.- 7 The Jinchuan deposit, China.- 8 Deposits of the Sudbury Camp, Ontario, Canada.- 9 Platinum group element (PGE) deposits.- 10 Summary and use of genetic concepts in exploration.- References.

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