Volcanos and Volcanic-Related Ore Deposits Websites

Study the summaries and graphic images on the internet related to volcanic environments and volcanic-related ore deposits.

Volcanos:

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/movies/Stromboli/Stromboli.html

Quick time movie clips of various types of volcanic eruptions.

VMS Deposits:

http://www.geologynet.com/esa/mindep/depfile/ma_sulp.htm - principal

Summary of Canadian VMS deposits.

www.volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/minerals/base.html

Pictures of pyritic VMS ore in tuff, and chimney/black smoker on mid-ocean rift.

www.nhm.ac.uk/mineralogy/intro/project5/

Pictures of VMS ore and information about black smokers, and examples of mines.

SS Deposits:

http://www.geology.cr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file-reports/ofr-95-0831/CHAP29.PDF

Generalized cross sectional model of stratabound, sediment-hosted zinc-lead-silver deposits.

Epithermal Deposits:

www.gsj.go.jp/dMR/Jikken/Epithermal.html

Summary of Epithermal deposits.

http://gsj.go.jp/dMR/Jikken/Fig1epi.html

This is a cross section model showing how epithermal deposits are the surface manifestations of hydrothermal fluid systems which may be in contact with magmatic intrusions at depth and also have meteoric water contributions.

http://www.gsj.go.jp/dMR/Jikken/Epithermal.html

Jerome district map -  mineral zoning pattern.