Sulfur in magmas and melts:Its importance for natural and technical processes / Сера в магмах и расплавах: ее значение для природных и технических процессов

For the past 37 years the Mineralogical Society of America, and in conjunction with the Geochemical Society (since 2000), have sponsored and published 72 review volumes that communicate the results of significant advances in research in the Earth sciences. Several of these have either directly or indirectly addressed the fundamental importance, role, and behavior of volatile components on processes influencing magma rheology, crystallization, evolution, eruption, and related metasomatism and mineralization. Volume 30—which was published in 1994—focused on this topic broadly, and this volume has provided a lasting summary on the geochemical and physical behaviors of a wide variety of magmatic volatiles (Carroll and Holloway 1994). Since that year, continued research has brought important and new knowledge about the role of the volatile component sulfur in natural magmas, and significant progress was made simultaneously in understanding the role of sulfur in industrial or technical processes such as glass or steel production. Here, in volume 73, we have assembled in 15 chapters the current state of research concerning sulfur in melts based on the extensive experience of various authors practically working on these topics.  <...>