Giant Kiruna-type deposits form by efficient flotation of magmatic magnetite suspensions

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Knipping, Jaayke L., Bilenker, Laura D., Simon, Adam C., Reich Morales, Martín, Barra Pantoja, Fernando, Deditius, Artur P., Lundstrom, Craig, Bindeman, Ilya, Munizaga, Rodrigo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Soc Amer 2015
• Subjects: Melt; Transport; Sulfide; Bearing; Bubbles; Sweden; Origin; System; Chile; Vapor; Isi; Kiruna
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1130/G36650.1; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/134701

Artículo de publicación ISI Kiruna-type iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits are an important source of Fe ore, and two radically different processes are being actively investigated for their origin. One hypothesis invokes direct crystallization of immiscible Fe-rich melt that separated from a parent s...