4D Evolution of Replacement-Type VHMS Ore Systems in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Rodrigues Barrote, Vitor

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Open access

Authors

Rodrigues Barrote, Vitor

Date

2020

Supervisor

Neal McNaughton

Svetlana Tessalina

Type

Thesis

Award

PhD

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Faculty

Science and Engineering

School

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81526

Collection

Curtin Theses

Abstract

4D evolutionary models of ore deposits can be generated by combining multiple geological techniques, including geochronology and isotopic geochemistry, constraining all geological processes within a mineral system. This thesis applies this method to two replacement-type volcanic hosted massive sulphide deposits in the Yilgarn Craton, demonstrating the syn-volcanic nature of the Nimbus deposit, the relationship between the Teutonic Bore camp and the Penzance granite, and proposing tracking of seawater paleo-chemistry for exploration of sedimentary sequences.