Mafic-dominated volcanogenic suphide deposits in the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Part 1-The deposits of the Solea graben

摘要

The Solea graben in the Troodos ophiolite of Cyprus is host to some of the largest and richest cupriferous sulphide deposits on the island. The graben is oriented in a northwesterly direction and defined by similarly oriented dykes and faults. The deposits within the graben display a variety of characteristics which reflect their mode of genesis. They include deposits displaying classic exhalative genesis, as well as others which formed at some depth below the seafloor, or by fluids which travelled away from their source to deposit sulphide on the surface of the ocean floor.