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Ore formation
Geochemical processes resulting in concentration of useful chemical elements and compounds, in earth materials. Typically refers to metal ores.
This category is also used for
metallogeny
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Geochronology and geology of late Oligocene through Miocene volcanism and mineralization in the western San Juan mountains, Colorado
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New age determinations with descriptions of sample locations and analytical details.
Porphyry copper deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models, 2008
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Revised and updated information about mineral deposit models for porphyry copper deposits to facilitate assessment of undiscovered resources
Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the world
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Map interface and data download of VMS data including KML and GIS data formats
Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models
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Information on VMS deposits from around the world with new grade and tonnage models for three subtypes of VMS deposits and data allowing locations of all deposits to be plotted using GIS.