Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview

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Research Article| January 01, 2006 Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview David J. Vaughan David J. Vaughan School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom, e-mail: david.vaughan@manchester.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David J. Vaughan School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom, e-mail: david.vaughan@manchester.ac.uk Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2006) 61 (1): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.61.1 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation David J. Vaughan; Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Introduction and Overview. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2006;; 61 (1): 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.61.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The metal sulfides are the raw materials for most of the world supplies of non-ferrous metals and, therefore, can be considered the most important group of ore minerals. Although there are several hundred known sulfide minerals, only a half dozen of them are sufficiently abundant as to be regarded as “rock-forming minerals” (pyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and chalcocite; see Bowles and Vaughan 2006). These mostly occur as accessory minerals in certain major rock types, with pyrite being by far the most important volumetrically. It is also important to note that the synthetic analogs of certain sulfide minerals are... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.