Criteria for Recognit
Criteria for Recognit
Criteria for Recognit
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VMS deposits are located within and adjacent to caldera where they occur withinvolcanic vents localized along synvolcanic faults and fissuresLike VMS deposits caldera <strong>for</strong>mation occurs late in the evolution of volcanoesCaldera <strong>for</strong>mation is associated with high heat flow and cross-stratal structuralPermeability that is focused in time (explains the time-stratigraphic control) andspace (explains the clustering of deposits).Shallow magmatism offers potential <strong>for</strong> a magmatic hydrothermal contribution ofmetalsPreservation