Research Article| April 01, 2010 Sulfur in Magmas Nicole Métrich; Nicole Métrich 1Laboratoire Pierre Süe/SIS2M, CNRS-CEA, CE-Saclay, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Charles W. Mandeville Charles W. Mandeville 2American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA E-mail: nicole.metrich@cea.fr; cmandy@amnh.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Nicole Métrich 1Laboratoire Pierre Süe/SIS2M, CNRS-CEA, CE-Saclay, France Charles W. Mandeville 2American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA E-mail: nicole.metrich@cea.fr; cmandy@amnh.org Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2010 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2010) 6 (2): 81–86. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.2.81 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Nicole Métrich, Charles W. Mandeville; Sulfur in Magmas. Elements 2010;; 6 (2): 81–86. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.2.81 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 SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Sulfur is a ubiquitous element whose variable valence states (S2−, S0, S4+, S6+) allow it to participate in a wide variety of geochemical and biogeochemical processes. Depending on its redox state and controlling species, sulfur dissolved in magma may be fractionated into a water-rich phase and sulfur-bearing minerals. Retrieving information on the original sulfur abundance and isotopic signature of a magma is challenging and requires deciphering the different processes that may have operated during its evolution en route to the surface. Advances made in thermodynamic modeling, experimentation on sulfur solubility and diffusion in silicate melts, and microanalytical techniques for probing sulfur's speciation and isotopic signature at the micrometer scale are providing an outstanding picture of sulfur evolution in magmas. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.