OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mineralium Deposita is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Role of chalcophile element fertility in the formation of the eastern Tethyan post-collisional porphyry Cu deposits	140
Iron oxide–apatite deposits form from hydrosaline liquids exsolved from subvolcanic intrusions	49
The deportment of silver in Kupferschiefer ores at the Spremberg-Graustein-Schleife deposit, Germany	41
Redox-controlled olivine-sulfide equilibration of the Shitoukengde Ni–Cu deposit in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its implications	40
Lithium enrichment in the Salar de Diablillos, Argentina, and the influence of Cenozoic volcanism in a basin dominated by Paleozoic basement	37
Germanium and precious metals (Ag–Au–Pt–Pd) at low temperature: the hematite–carbonate–selenide vein system of Tilkerode, Harz Mountains, Germany	34
Trace element zoning and temperature variation in sphalerite from the giant Nannihu porphyry-skarn-epithermal polymetallic system, central China	33
Thematic Issue on Magmatic PGE-(Ni-Cu-Cr-V) deposits: petrology, geochemistry and exploration tools	33
The shallow marine VMS copper deposit of Yushui, Eastern Guangdong, South China: evidence from geology, geochronology, and geochemistry	31
Multistage mineralisation in the Raja orogenic Au-Co prospect, Peräpohja belt, Finland: constraints from S isotopes and trace elements in pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite	30
Extent and survival of zoned pyroxene within intrusions hosting magmatic sulfides: Implications for zoned pyroxene as a prospectivity indicator	28
Magmatic control on the formation of the Diaoquan Ag-(Cu-Au) skarn deposit in the eastern North China Craton as revealed by zircon, apatite and sulfides	28
Publisher Correction to: Sedimentary and metamorphic processes priming black shale for magmatic assimilation of sulfur: an example from the Virginia Formation, Minnesota, United States	27
Distribution of chalcophile elements during crystallisation and alteration of magmatic Ni-Cu-Co sulfide deposits in the anorthositic Espedalen Complex, Norway: pentlandite as an indicator for tracking	27
The geology, geochemistry, and magmatic evolution of the Legris Lake mafic–ultramafic complex, Ontario, Canada	27
Nonsulfide Zn–Pb mineralization and vertical zoning in the world-class Angouran deposit, NW Iran: linked to water table-controlled supergene processes	25
New perspectives on the formation of the Boulder Bed of the western Bushveld Complex, South Africa	25
Trace-element distribution and ore-forming processes in Au–Ag-rich hydrothermal chimneys and mounds in the TA25 West vent field of the Tonga Arc	24
Columbite-tantalite and cassiterite as indicator minerals for lithium pegmatites: implications from geospatial and mineralogical analyses of stream sediments in southeast Ireland	24
Stable isotopes (H, C, O) and 3D fluid flow modeling constraints on gold endowment along the Augmitto-Bouzan orogenic gold deposit (Abitibi subprovince, Quebec)	24
Mineralogy, fluid inclusion and stable isotope study of the Jinchanghe Zn-Pb-Fe-Cu skarn deposit in southwestern China	24
Critical metal enrichment in Upper Carboniferous karst bauxite of North China Craton	23
A regional petrogenetic–metallogenic perspective on the Kighal porphyry Cu deposit in the Sungun cluster, the Arasbaran magmatic belt of NW Iran	22
El Zorro: early Jurassic intrusion-related gold (IRG) mineralization in the oldest, western-most segment of the Andean Cordillera of Northern Chile	22
Correction to: The petrogenesis of highly fractionated gem‑bearing pegmatites of Malawi: evidence from mica and tourmaline chemistry and finite step trace element modelling	20

Spatial variations in fluid composition along structures hosting unconformity-related uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Canada: implications for ore-controlling factors	20
Defining a Triassic carbonatite-related Mo-(REE) metallogenic belt along the southern margin of the North China Craton	20
Melt infiltration in a crystal mush and pegmatoid formation in the platiniferous Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa	20
Seawater mixing as a mechanism to enrich gold ore: Insights from the Ludousou gold deposit (China)	19
U–Pb vein xenotime geochronology constraints on timing and longevity of orogenic gold mineralization in the Malartic-Val-d’Or Camp, Abitibi Subprovince, Canada	19
Large versus small Andean porphyry Cu deposits: insights from zircon petrochronology of porphyry Cu–Mo ± Au deposits from the Coastal Cordillera, northern Chile	19
Geology and geochronology of the Banchang distal Cu-Mo skarn deposit, Central China	19
Correction to: Reply to discussion on “A newly recognised mafic sill-hosted Ni-sulfide deposit emplaced during the 2.4 Ga Widgiemooltha dike swarm event, Eastern goldfields, Western Australia”	18
Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and pyrite chemistry in stratiform sediment-hosted Cu(-Co) metallogenic districts: trace element characteristics and factors controlling polymetallic mineralization	18
Reply to discussion on “A newly recognised mafic sill-hosted Ni-sulfide deposit emplaced during the 2.4 Ga Widgiemooltha dike swarm event, Eastern goldfields, Western Australia”	18
Protracted metallogenic and magmatic evolution of the Kirazlı epithermal Au-Ag and porphyry Cu deposits, Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey: evidence from zircon U-Pb, muscovite 40Ar/39Ar, and molybdenite Re-O	18
Geochemical implications of uranium-bearing thucholite aggregates in the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer shale, Lubin district, Poland	16
Timing and origin of skarn-, greisen-, and vein-hosted tin mineralization at Geyer, Erzgebirge (Germany)	16
Alunite supergroup minerals from advanced argillic alteration assemblage in the southern Atacama Desert as indicators of paleo-hydrothermal and supergene environments	16
Zircon U–Pb geochronology of manganese-rich rocks from the Borborema Province, Northeast Brazil: adding a new piece to the global inventory of Paleoproterozoic manganese mineralization	15
The gradual shift from forearc basalt-like to boninite-like magmatism during intra-oceanic subduction-initiation recorded by ophiolitic chromite deposits from Cuba	15
Structural controls on lithium mineralization in shear-zone hosted granitic pegmatites of the Zulu pegmatite field, Zimbabwe – implications for exploration	15
A time-space model of graphite mineral systems	15
Petrological, geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of Wigu Hill carbonatite, Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania: insights into carbonatite evolution and REE mineralization	15
The Davenda-Klyuchevskoe Au-Mo-(Cu) cluster in the Mogocha gold district (Russia): an intrusion-related or porphyry system overprinted by epithermal gold?	15
High-Grade REE accumulation in regolith: Insights from supergene alteration of an apatite-rich vein at the Kapunda Cu mine, South Australia	14
Lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatites in the Varuträsk area, Sweden: geological setting, timing, and source-transport-trap characteristics	14
Controls of Early Jurassic Paleo-Pacific plate subduction on tectono-mineralization in the eastern Central Asian Orogenic Belt: evidence from copper and gold mineralization	14
Correction to: U–Pb dating of gem‑quality vanadium‑bearing grossular garnet (var. tsavorite) from north‑eastern Tanzania	14
U-Pb, Re-Os, and 40Ar/39Ar geochronological constraints on the Cerros Taguas deposit, northern El Indio belt (29°S): implications for the timing of high-sulfidation and porphyry-style mineralization	14
Gold mineralization in the hydrothermal field at the termination of a detachment fault: A case study of the Tianxiu Vent Field	14
Cassiterite and monazite U-Pb dating, and cassiterite geochemistry of the Shiganghe and Tiechang tin deposits in the Baoshan district (NW Yunnan), SW China	14
Silver isotope analysis and systematics of native gold from the Rajapalot Co-enriched gold deposit, Finnish Lapland	13
Intraplate orogenesis as a driver of multistage karst-hosted mineralization: the Imini manganese case (Atlas, Morocco)	13
Mass balance modelling of cobalt sources in the Tenke-Fungurume copper-cobalt district, Democratic Republic of the Congo	13
Apatite cathodoluminescence and trace element geochemistry of Neoarchean and Paleoproterozoic iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits of the Carajás domain, Brazil: implications for fluid evolution and	13
Changes in antimony isotopic composition as a tracer of hydrothermal fluid evolution at the Sb deposits in Pezinok (Slovakia)	13
Microtextural characteristics of adularia in banded quartz veins from the Midas low-sulfidation epithermal deposit, Nevada	13
Mapping hydrothermal alteration zones with short wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectra and magnetic susceptibility at the Pulang porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Yunnan, SW China	12
The multiple sulfur isotope architecture of the Kambalda nickel camp, Western Australia	12
The In-Ga-Sb association of the post-Variscan Zn-Pb-Ag vein deposit at Lautenthal, Upper Harz Mountains, Germany: sphalerite mineral chemistry	12
Lithium clay mineralization in the McDermitt volcano-sedimentary deposit, Oregon, USA	12
Paleozoic orogenic gold mineralization from metamorphism of volcanic sequences in the North Qinling terrane (central China): Insights from the Yindongpo gold deposit in the Tongbai area	12
Petrogenesis of Ke’eryin granitic pegmatites and associated Li mineralization in the Songpan–Ganze orogenic belt, China: evidence from apatite and bulk-rock chemistry	12
Contributions of juvenile lower crust and mantle components to porphyry Cu deposits in an intracontinental setting: evidence from late Mesozoic porphyry Cu deposits in the South Qinling Orogenic Belt,	11
Reply to Discussion on “Geochemical implication of uranium-bearing thucholite aggregates in the Upper Permian Kupferschiefer shale, Lubin district, Poland” by Syczewski et al. (2024)	11
Lithium and oxygen isotopic constraints on the source and evolution of ore-forming fluids: a case study from the Shuiyindong Carlin-type gold deposit, SW China	11
Alpine eclogite-facies modification of Li-Cs-Ta pegmatite from the Wolfsberg lithium deposit, Austria	11
Petrogenesis of thick, high-grade PGE mineralisation in the Flatreef, northern Bushveld Complex	10
The Jinchang deposit, Ailaoshan Belt: overprint of Miocene orogenic gold mineralization on Triassic hydrothermal nickel sulfide mineralization	10
Fluid inclusion and H–O-S-Pb isotope constraints on the origin of carbonate-hosted Hg-Sb mineralization at Gongguan, central China	10
The origin of fluorite-barite mineralization at the interface between the Paris Basin and its Variscan basement: insights from fluid inclusion chemistry and isotopic (O, H, Cl) composition	10
Mixed primary mica – secondary ion-clay volcanogenic sedimentary lithium deposits in the Neogene Macusani Volcanic Field, Puno, Peru	10
Emplacement and preservation of mineralized écaille within Roan Breccia of the Lufilian Arc, Central African Copperbelt: the Thrust Belt Boudinage model	10
Magmatic evolution of the Kolumbo submarine volcano and its implication to seafloor massive sulfide formation	10

Polymetallic vein formation through fluid flashing at the Sunnyside intermediate-sulfidation epithermal deposit, Colorado, USA	10
Correction to: Examining potential genetic links between Jurassic porphyry Cu–Au ± Mo and epithermal Au ± Ag mineralization in the Toodoggone district of North-Central British Columbia, Canada	9
Lithium-rich claystone in Pingguo area, Guangxi, southwest China: precursor kaolinite controls lithium enrichment	9
Textural and compositional constraints on the origin, thermal history, and REE mobility in the Lakeh Siah iron oxide-apatite deposit—NE Bafq, Iran	9
Formation of HREE-enriched ion-adsorption ore from LREE-rich granodiorite: a case study from the Meng Khun deposit, Laos	9
Cassiterite U-Pb (ID-TIMS) age constraints on the timing of tin mineralization in the Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanic belt, Chukotka area, Russian Far East	9
The Boring Billion: A key to resolving controversy on ore-fluid source models for orogenic gold deposits?	9
The granite-pegmatite-associated Marvel Loch gold deposit, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: magnesian and calcic gold skarns in a 1.5 km long contact zone	9
Mineralogical tracers for magmatic and hydrothermal controls on Nb-Ta-Li mineralization: a case study from the Hailuoling granite system, Southern China	9
Hydrothermal apatite as a robust U–Th–Pb chronometer for the Carlin-type gold deposits in the Youjiang basin, SW China	9
Where are the feeder channels for platinum reefs in the Bushveld Complex?	8
Trace element and isotope composition of calcite, apatite, and zircon associated with magmatic sulfide globules	8
Correction to: Cassiterite geochronology and geochemistry of the Yunling Sn deposit: implication for late Cenozoic mineralization in western Yunnan, China	8
Extensive thallium mineralization resulting from diagenetic iron sulfide adsorption preceding MVT Zn-Pb mineralization at Jinding, Southwestern China	8
Lithium enrichment in pegmatites driven by magmatic fluids: evidence from Rb stable isotopes	8
Formation of magnetite-(apatite) systems by crystallizing ultrabasic iron-rich melts and slag separation	8
Micron-to-nanoscale investigation of Cu-Fe-Ni sulfide inclusions within laurite (Ru, Os)S2 from chromitites	8
An epigenetic model for the Yanjiao sandstone-hosted Zn–Pb deposit, China: constraints from petrology, geochemistry, and calcite U–Pb dating	8
Contrasting magmatic controls on the genesis of Fe-Ti-V oxide deposits in the Emeishan large igneous province using apatite Sr-Nd isotopes and apatite-zircon trace elements	8
Geochemistry and Li isotopes of micas: implications for granitic magma evolution and fluid exsolution at the Laiziling Sn-polymetallic deposit in southern Hunan Province (South China)	8
Sedimentary and metamorphic processes priming black shale for magmatic assimilation of sulfur: an example from the Virginia Formation, Minnesota, United States	8
Petrogenesis of magmatic REE mineral occurrences near Jamestown, Colorado (U.S.A.)	8
Coupled antimony and sulfur isotopic composition of stibnite as a window to the origin of Sb mineralization in epithermal systems (examples from the Kremnica and Zlatá Baňa deposits, Slovakia)	8
Genesis of hydrous-oxidized parental magmas for porphyry Cu (Mo, Au) deposits in a postcollisional setting: examples from the Sanjiang region, SW China	8
Noble and base metal distribution and processes affecting ore tenors in the disrupted lower stratigraphy of the Stillwater Complex, USA	8