Subaerial hot springs and near-surface hydrothermal mineral systems past and present, and possible extraterrestrial analogues

• Published in: Geoscience Frontiers
• Main Author: Franco Pirajno
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Subaerial hot springs; Fumaroles; Chemical sediments; Hydrothermal systems; Afar; Erongo volcano-plutonic complex; Geology; QE1-996.5; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2020.04.001; https://doaj.org/article/e8d2267a7f7e42d2bab5a94171d7a2a0

The principal features, geotectonic settings and association with near-surface hydrothermal mineral systems of ancient and present subaerial hot springs, fumaroles and geysers are herein reviewed. Fumaroles and geysers usually occur in volcanic craters and are in most cases, part and parcel of hot s...