1. Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits

2. VMS Deposits in Outcrop and Core
Pyrite and sphalerite
Sphalerite
Pyrite
Pyrite
Sphalerite

3. The Importance of VMS Deposits as a Copper, Zinc and Lead Resource
Lead-Zinc Resources
Copper Resources

4. Metal Distributions in VMS Deposits

5. Grade and Tonnages of VMS Deposits

6. The tectonic settings of VMS deposits

7. Kuroko Type VMS deposits

8. Paleogeographic Setting of Kuroko Deposits
VMS Ores
Gypsum

9. Canadian Kuroko-Type VMS Deposits

10. Abitibi Greenstone Belt
VMS Deposits

11. Distribution of Noranda-type VMS deposits

12. Besshi-type Deposit - Back-Arc rift setting

13. (A slice of oceanic crust)
Cyprus-type VMS deposits (Cu, Minor Zn)
Ophiolite
(A slice of oceanic crust)

14. Explorer Ridge – a VMS Deposit in the Making
Magic Mountain
Black smokers

15. Black smoker chimney and Cu-Zn Sulphides
Anhydrite
Chalcopyrite
Pyrite
Sphalerite

16. Chimney Development

17. The TAG (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) Hydrothermal Vent Field

18. Anatomy of a Seafloor Sulphide Mound

19. Mound Mineralogy

20. Fluid Compositions

21. VMS Deposits – Isotopic Data

22. Controls on Mineral Deposition

23. Model for VMS Ore Formation