Formation of Gold Alloys during Crustal Differentiation of Convergent Zone Magmas: Constraints from an AU-Rich Websterite in the Stanovoy Suture Zone (Russian Far East)

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Nikolai Berdnikov, Pavel Kepezhinskas, Natalia Konovalova, Nikita Kepezhinskas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: Stanovoy subduction zone; Ildeus intrusion; ultramafic cumulates; convergent zone magmas; primary-magmatic gold; Cu-Ag-Au alloys; Geology; QE1-996.5; Stanovoy; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12030126; https://doaj.org/article/b1faadfcdfe2436db7fd3db795d0e557

Gold is typically transported by mafic and evolved magmas into the upper crust to be deposited in shallow oxidized porphyry and epithermal environments. However, the magmatic behavior of gold is still poorly understood and warrants further attention. Additional insights into the magmatic evolution o...