Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits

Dear Colleagues,

Porphyry, epithermal, and skarn deposits are major deposit types that produce large amounts of Cu, Au, Ag, Fe, W, Sn, Mo, Pb, and Zn, as well as other critical, nonferrous, and precious metals. This special issue focuses on the genesis of mineralization associated with granitic rocks, the tectonic setting of the deposits, and the evolutionary processes of magmas and their ore-forming fluids.

This Special Issue is focused on recent advances in the understanding of the role of granitic rocks in porphyry, epithermal, and skarn mineralization, including, but not limited to, topics such as magma sources and evolutionary processes of mineralization-related granites, in situ analysis of metal-bearing and skarn minerals, fluid exsolution and mineral precipitation processes, and the geochemistry/geochronology of typical porphyry, epithermal, and skarn deposits worldwide.

Prof. Dr. Majid Ghaderi
Prof. Dr. Huan Li
Dr. Kotaro Yonezu
Guest Editors

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• porphyry, epithermal, and skarn deposits
• granitic magmas
• magma evolution
• geochemistry
• ore genesis

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