Plume-subduction interaction forms large auriferous provinces

The lithospheric controls on giant gold deposits remain unclear. Here, the authors show evidence for native gold in the mantle from the Deseado Massif in Patagonia demonstrating that refertilisation of the lithospheric mantle is key in forming metallogenic provinces.

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Main Authors: Santiago Tassara, José M. González-Jiménez, Martin Reich, Manuel E. Schilling, Diego Morata, Graham Begg, Edward Saunders, William L. Griffin, Suzanne Y. O’Reilly, Michel Grégoire, Fernando Barra, Alexandre Corgne
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/13f9f02f3f1541bcb48034a319b0be1b
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