ore genesis

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 344 words | Copyright

ore genesis Process by which a mineral deposit forms. Metalliferous mineral deposits may be syngenetic (formed at the same time as the host rocks) or epigenetic (deposited later than the host rocks). Deposits may be classified according to their processes of formation into igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic (see METAMORPHISM), or hydrothermal.

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