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Transient non-soluble noble metal transport in hydrothermal ore systems

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  • Néstor Cano

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Ciudad Universitaria
    UNAM. Ciudad Universitaria)

  • José M. González-Jiménez

    (Avda. de las Palmeras 4)

  • Antoni Camprubí

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Ciudad Universitaria
    UNAM. Ciudad Universitaria)

  • Eric Morales-Casique

    (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Ciudad Universitaria)

  • Eduardo González-Partida

    (UNAM. Blvd. Juriquilla 3001)

Abstract

The transport of noble metals (Au, Ag) by metal-rich melts in hydrothermal ore systems is now acknowledged as a complementary mechanism to complexing ligands in solution. However, it is unclear where/when both mechanisms coexist and whether metal-rich melts can be physically transported by hydrothermal fluids. Here we show evidence for a suspension-like transport of nano-to-micron-sized metal-rich sulfide-sulfosalt melts within epithermal fluids at

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  • Néstor Cano & José M. González-Jiménez & Antoni Camprubí & Eric Morales-Casique & Eduardo González-Partida, 2025. "Transient non-soluble noble metal transport in hydrothermal ore systems," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-57740-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57740-7
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