Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation

Trace amounts of Cerium can act as a catalyst by enhancing fluid-mediated magnetite alteration, which preconditions ore systems and could contribute to the large size and metal content of world-class ore deposits.

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Main Authors: Yanlu Xing, Joël Brugger, Barbara Etschmann, Andrew G. Tomkins, Andrew J. Frierdich, Xiya Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21684-5
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author Yanlu Xing
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Xiya Fang
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description Trace amounts of Cerium can act as a catalyst by enhancing fluid-mediated magnetite alteration, which preconditions ore systems and could contribute to the large size and metal content of world-class ore deposits.
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spelling doaj.art-75522ef46c0c4d7682c0c390e0506d412022-12-21T22:55:36ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-03-011211710.1038/s41467-021-21684-5Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formationYanlu Xing0Joël Brugger1Barbara Etschmann2Andrew G. Tomkins3Andrew J. Frierdich4Xiya Fang5School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash UniversitySchool of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash UniversitySchool of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash UniversitySchool of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash UniversitySchool of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash UniversityMonash Centre of Electron Microscopy, Monash UniversityTrace amounts of Cerium can act as a catalyst by enhancing fluid-mediated magnetite alteration, which preconditions ore systems and could contribute to the large size and metal content of world-class ore deposits.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21684-5
spellingShingle Yanlu Xing
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Xiya Fang
Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
Nature Communications
title Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
title_full Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
title_fullStr Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
title_full_unstemmed Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
title_short Trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
title_sort trace element catalyses mineral replacement reactions and facilitates ore formation
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21684-5
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