Geochemical and tectonic evolution of arc-backarc hydrothermal systems : implications for the origin of Kuroko and epithermal vein-type mineralizations and the global geochemical cycle

Many Neogene hydrothermal ore deposits have been formed on and near the Japanese islands from the middle Miocene to the present day and today many subaerial and submarine active geothermal systems are active. This book summarizes the geochemical and tectonic features, and the evolution of various types of ore deposits and current island arc and backarc hydrothermal systems in Japan starting with the Mesozoic. Content: Preface Pages v-vii Naotatsu Shikazono Chapter 1 Miocene-pliocene hydrothermal ore deposits in and around the Japanese Islands Original Research Article Pages 1-294 Chapter 2 Present-day mineralization and geothermal systems in and around the Japanese Islands Original Research Article Pages 295-405 Chapter 3 Hydrothermal flux from back-arc basin and island arc and global geochemical cycle Original Research Article Pages 407-429 Chapter 4 Influence of hydrothermal CO 2 flux on tertiary climate change Original Research Article Pages 431-447 Chapter 5 Summary Original Research Article Pages 449-452 Subject index Pages 453-463