Springer, 1999. - 860 c. - ISBN 978-0045530090
Kula Misra has met that challenge and produced a first-rate book that reviews the techniques employed in ore deposit research and summarize the geological and geochemical characteristics and origins of selected classes of metallic ore deposits. In a field that generates new data daily, Understanding Mineral Deposits is up-to-date useful. With this book he has succeeded in high-lighting the multidimensional nature of economic geology. It is also an excellent reference for professional geologists and a useful txt for senior-or graduate level course in metallic mineral depositsTable of contents.
Preface.
Chapter.
Introduction.
Formation of mineral deposits.
nterpretation of mineral deposits.
Chromite deposits.
Nickel (-copper) sulfide deposits.
Platinum-group element (PGE) deposits.
Porphyry deposits.
Skarn deposits.
olcanic-associated massive sulfide (VMS) deposits.
Sediment-hosted massive zinc-lead sulfide (SMS) deposits.
Sediment-hosted stratiform copper (SSC) deposits.
Mississippi valley-type (MVT) zinc-lead deposits.
Uranium deposits.
Precambrian iron-formations.
Gold deposits.
