Classification and Key Characteristics of VMS Deposits
Classification and Key Characteristics of VMS Deposits
Classification and Key Characteristics of VMS Deposits
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Five <strong>VMS</strong> Lithotectonic Settings•1: Bimodal mafic-dominated volcanic– Ocean-ocean suprasubduction arc• 2: Mafic backarc: mafic volcanic dominated,ophiolite-associated– Oceanic backarc <strong>and</strong> mid-ocean rifts– Some plume-related (including alkaline) volcanics• 3: Pelitic Mafic backarc: sediment, mafic flow/silldominated– Oceanic backarc-rift; pelagic sediments• 4: Bimodal felsic-dominated volcanic– Ocean-continent suprasubduction arc• 5: Siliciclastic- Felsic– Ocean-continent backarc; continental-derived sediments
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