Ore Deposits and Economic Geology

  1. Classification and Description of Ore Deposit Types
    1. Deposits Associated with Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks
      1. Orthomagmatic Sulfide Deposits
        1. Nickel-Copper-PGE Deposits
          1. Komatiite-hosted Deposits
            1. Layered Intrusion Deposits
              1. Small Intrusion Deposits
              2. Chromite Deposits
                1. Stratiform Chromite
                  1. Podiform Chromite
                    1. Dunite-hosted Chromite
                  2. Orthomagmatic Oxide Deposits
                    1. Titaniferous Magnetite
                      1. Bushveld-type Deposits
                        1. Anorthosite-hosted Deposits
                        2. Vanadium Deposits
                        3. Diamond Deposits
                          1. Kimberlite Pipes
                            1. Lamproite Pipes
                              1. Alluvial Diamond Deposits
                            2. Deposits Associated with Felsic and Intermediate Rocks
                              1. Porphyry Deposits
                                1. Copper Porphyries
                                  1. Molybdenum Porphyries
                                    1. Gold Porphyries
                                      1. Porphyry Alteration Systems
                                        1. Potassic Alteration
                                          1. Phyllic Alteration
                                            1. Argillic Alteration
                                              1. Propylitic Alteration
                                            2. Skarn Deposits
                                              1. Calc-silicate Skarns
                                                1. Copper Skarns
                                                  1. Tungsten Skarns
                                                    1. Molybdenum Skarns
                                                    2. Magnesian Skarns
                                                      1. Nickel Skarns
                                                        1. Talc and Magnesite
                                                        2. Skarn Zonation Patterns
                                                        3. Epithermal Deposits
                                                          1. High-Sulfidation Epithermal
                                                            1. Alteration Assemblages
                                                              1. Ore Mineralogy
                                                                1. Structural Controls
                                                                2. Intermediate-Sulfidation Epithermal
                                                                  1. Low-Sulfidation Epithermal
                                                                    1. Adularia-Sericite Type
                                                                      1. Quartz-Alunite Type
                                                                    2. Iron Oxide Copper Gold Deposits
                                                                      1. Alteration Styles
                                                                        1. Ore Mineralogy
                                                                          1. Structural Controls
                                                                        2. Hydrothermal Deposits in Volcanic Environments
                                                                          1. Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits
                                                                            1. Mafic-hosted VMS
                                                                              1. Cyprus-type
                                                                                1. Primitive Arc Type
                                                                                2. Felsic-hosted VMS
                                                                                  1. Kuroko-type
                                                                                    1. Bimodal-felsic Type
                                                                                    2. Modern Seafloor Analogues
                                                                                    3. Volcanic-hosted Epithermal Deposits
                                                                                      1. Stratovolcano-hosted Systems
                                                                                    4. Sediment-hosted Hydrothermal Deposits
                                                                                      1. Sedimentary Exhalative Deposits
                                                                                        1. Clastic-dominated SEDEX
                                                                                          1. Chemical-dominated SEDEX
                                                                                            1. Basin Evolution and SEDEX Formation
                                                                                            2. Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits
                                                                                              1. Carbonate-hosted MVT
                                                                                                1. Sandstone-hosted MVT
                                                                                                  1. Fluid Sources and Migration
                                                                                                  2. Sediment-hosted Copper Deposits
                                                                                                    1. Kupferschiefer-type
                                                                                                      1. Red Bed Copper
                                                                                                    2. Orogenic and Metamorphic Deposits
                                                                                                      1. Orogenic Gold Deposits
                                                                                                        1. Structural Controls
                                                                                                          1. Fluid Sources and Evolution
                                                                                                            1. Alteration Assemblages
                                                                                                            2. Metamorphic Massive Sulfide Deposits
                                                                                                              1. Broken Hill-type Deposits
                                                                                                              2. Surficial and Sedimentary Deposits
                                                                                                                1. Iron Formations
                                                                                                                  1. Banded Iron Formations
                                                                                                                    1. Algoma-type BIF
                                                                                                                      1. Superior-type BIF
                                                                                                                      2. Ironstone Deposits
                                                                                                                      3. Placer Deposits
                                                                                                                        1. Heavy Mineral Placers
                                                                                                                          1. Gold Placers
                                                                                                                            1. Tin Placers
                                                                                                                              1. Titanium Placers
                                                                                                                              2. Gemstone Placers
                                                                                                                              3. Lateritic Deposits
                                                                                                                                1. Nickel Laterites
                                                                                                                                  1. Bauxite Deposits
                                                                                                                                    1. Cobalt Laterites
                                                                                                                                    2. Supergene Enrichment Deposits
                                                                                                                                      1. Copper Enrichment
                                                                                                                                        1. Silver Enrichment
                                                                                                                                          1. Gold Enrichment
                                                                                                                                          2. Uranium Deposits
                                                                                                                                            1. Sandstone-hosted Uranium
                                                                                                                                            2. Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits
                                                                                                                                              1. Marine Phosphorites
                                                                                                                                                1. Guano Deposits
                                                                                                                                                2. Evaporite Deposits
                                                                                                                                                  1. Marine Evaporites
                                                                                                                                                    1. Continental Evaporites
                                                                                                                                                      1. Potash Deposits

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