Formation of tin ore deposits: A reassessment
Tin granite subintrusions reach average primary tin levels of around 30 ppm. The hydrothermal depletion of a tin-enriched magmatic system must therefore comprise a large rock volume of up to 40 km 3, when an extraction rate of one third (10 ppm Sn) is assumed. The whole magmatic fractionation system must be at least ten times larger in …