Empirical Metallogeny

Empirical Metallogeny: Depositional Environments, Lithologic Associations, and Metallic Ores, Vol. 1: Phanerozoic Environments, Associations, and Deposits focuses on the composition, characteristics, properties, and reactions of Phanerozoic metallic ore deposits.
The book first offers information on depositional environments and lithologic associations and the world ocean, including ores and host associations, sea water as a metal source, and metals in marine organisms. The text then elaborates on continental margins, orogenic belts, and ophiolite association. Discussions focus on metal geochemistry and metallogeny, tectonic setting and distribution of ophiolites, trace metals and ore evolution, and supracrustal lithologic associations of orogenic belts.
The publication tackles zoned mafic/ultramafic complexes in Phanerozoic orogenic belts; unimodal mafic volcanic-sedimentary association; and unimodal felsic volcanic-sedimentary association. Topics include post-depositional modification of massive sulfides, and interaction mineralization and massive tholeiitic basalt flows and arc affiliation.
The book is a dependable source of information for readers wanting to study metallic ores.

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Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations, Explanations
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. Empiricism, Science and Metalliferous Geology
1.2. Some Problems of Presentation, Organization and Style in Metallogenic Writing
Chapter 2. Depositional Environments and Lithologic Associations
2.1. General
2.2. Ores and Host Associations: Parallel to Non-Parallel Depositional Histories, Multistage Ores and Interaction Metallogeny
2.3. Framework of Organization
Rapid Chapters Index
Chapter 3. The World Ocean
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Seawater as a Metal Source
3.3. Metals in Marine Organisms
Chapter 4. Oceans: the Regions Underlain by Oceanic Crust
4.1. General
4.2. Oceanic Spreading Ridges and Fracture Zones
4.3. Deep Ocean Floor
Ferromanganese Nodules
4.4. Oceanic Islands
Chapter 5. Continental Margins
5.1. Pacific-Type (Consuming, Active, Subductive ) Continental Margins
Pacific-Type Margins Ore Setting (Figure)
Hot Springs
Submarine-Hydrothermal Systems
5.2. Atlantic-Type Continental Margins
Atlantic-Type Margins Ore Setting (Figure)
Beaches and Beach Placers
Offshore Placers
Chapter 6. Orogenic Belts
6.1. General
Orogenic Belts Sections
6.2. Supracrustal Lithologic Associations of Orogenic Belts
6.3. Intracrustal Rocks and Supracrustal/Intracrustal Interactions
6.4. General Problems of Mineralization in Orogenic Belts
Metallogenic Cycle (Figure)
6.5. Trace Metals and Ore Evolution
6.6. Mineralization Styles
Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Model
Chapter 7. Ophiolite Association
7.1. General
7.2. Origin and Emplacement of Ophiolites
7.3. Tectonic Setting and Distribution of Ophiolites
7.4. Metal Geochemistry and Metallogeny
7.5. "Alpine-Type" Ultramafic Tectonites
Ophiolite Mineralization Styles (Figure)
7.6. Differentiated Gabbro-Ultramafic Constructional Piles
7.7. Sheeted Diabase Dikes
7.8. Transition between Meta-Ophiolites and Bushveld-Style Complexes
7.9. Volcanics and Interbedded Sediments on Top of Ophiolite Complexes
7.10. Mineralizations Due to Interaction of Ophiolites within the Continental Crust
Ore Laterites, Saprolites
7.11. Examples of Mineralized Ophiolite Provinces
Chapter 8. Melanges, Suture Zones, Blueschist Metamorphic Belts and Serpentinite Filled Faults
8.1. General
8.2. Metallogeny and Mineralization
8.3. Melange/Thermal Springs Interaction
8.4. Melange/Granitic Intrusions Interaction
8.5. Mineralizations Generated by Weathering and by Sedimentogenic Reworking of Melanges
8.6. Mineralizations in and Adjacent to Serpentinite-Filled Faults
Chapter 9. Zoned Mafic/Ultramafic Complexes in Phanerozoic Orogenic Belts (Alaska or Ural "Type")
9.1. General
9.2. Metallic Mineralizations
Chapter 10. Unimodal Mafic Volcanic-Sedimentary Association
10.1. Introduction
10.2a. Massive Basalts (Gabbros), Absent or Minor Sediments, "Oceanic" Affiliation
10.2b. Massive Tholeiitic Basalt Flows, Arc Affiliation
10.3. Massive Submarine Basalts, Shale, Graywacke, Chert, Limestone Association
10.4. Greenstone, Phyllite (Or Schist), Meta-Arenite, Chert and Carbonate Association
Chapter 11. Unimodal Felsic Volcanic-Sedimentary Association
11.1. General
11.2. Felsic Meta-Volcanics, Black Phyllite (Schist), Carbonate Association: Fe(Mn) Aspect
11.3. Mn Aspect
11.4. Massive Fe, Zn, Pb, Cu Sulphide Aspect
11.5. Cu Aspect
11.6. U-Th Aspect
11.7. Post-Depositional Modification of Massive Sulphides and Interaction Mineralization
Chapter 12. Bimodal (Mafic-Felsic) Volcanic-Sedimentary Association
12.1. General
12.2. Fe (Mn) Aspect
Bimodal Mineralization Styles (Figure)
12.3. Mn Aspect
12.4. Transitional Fe, Mn-Zn, Pb, Barite, Cu Aspect
12.5. Au (Ag) Aspect
12.6. Massive Fe,Cu,Zn (Pb) Sulphide Aspect
12.7. Transitional and Interaction Mineralizations
Chapter 13. Andesite-Dominated, Marine to Continental Volcanic-Sedimentary Association
13.1. General
13.2. Economic Importance and Metallogeny
Mineralization Styles (Figure)
13.3. Cu Aspect
13.4. Mn Aspect
13.6. Au Aspect
13.7. Transitions and Interactions
Chapter 14. Basalt, Andesite, Rhyolite Sequentially-Differentiated Marine to Continental Volcanic-Sedimentary Association (Bar)
14.1. General
14.2. Economic Importance and Metallogeny
14.3. Massive (Fe), Zn, Pb (Cu) Sulphides Aspect
Mineralization Styles (Figure)
14.4. Gold and Silver Deposits
14.5. Hg Aspect
14.6. Mn Aspect
14.7. Fe Aspect
14.8. Transitions and Interactions
Chapter 15. Pelagic Sediments
Chapter 16. Deeper-Marine, Sandstone-Shale Association: "Flysch Facies"
16.1. General
16.2. Trace Metal Geochemistry and Mineralization
Mineralization Styles (Figure)
16.3. Volcanic-Terrigenous Flysch
16.4. Cleaved/Metamorphosed Volcanic-Terrigenous Flysch: Slate and Schist Association
16.5. Fe (Mn) Aspect
16.6. Massive Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb Sulphide Aspect
16.7. Hg (Sb) Aspect
16.8. Interaction Mineralization in Deformed and Metamorphosed Volcanic-Terrigenous Flysch, Intruded by Granitic Rocks
16.6. Massive, Unmetamorphosed Terrigenous Flysch
16.7. Gold-Bearing "Slate Belts" of "Flyschoid" Character
16.8. Terrigenous Flysch in Plutonic Tin Provinces
Chapter 17. Deeper Marine Argillite (Slate, Schist)-Lesser Chert, Carbonate, Arenite Association ("Black" Sediments Emphasis)
17.1. General
17.2. Trace Metal Geochemistry and Metallogeny
17.3. Fe Aspect
Mineralization Styles (Figure)
17.4. Mn Aspect
17.5. Zn-Pb(Cu) Aspect: Dominantly Stratabound Massive and Barite Deposits
17.6. Zn-Pb (Barite) Aspect: Interaction of the "Black Slate" Association with Tectonism and Magmatism
17.7. Ag Aspect
17.8. Au Aspect
17.9. Phosphate, Black Argillite and Chert Association: V, Mo, U Aspect
17.10. W, Sb, Hg Aspect
Chapter 18. Continental Platforms
18.1. General
18.2. Brief Geology and Lithologic Associations of Platforms
18.3. Metallogeny of Platforms
18.4. Regional Examples
Mineralization Styles of Platforms (Figure)
Chapter 19. Shallow-Marine Detrital Sedimentary Association of Orogenic Belts and Platforms
19.1. Introduction
19.2. The Structural/Geotectonic Types of Shallow Marine "Basins"
19.3. Trace Metal Geochemistry and Mineralization
Mineralization Styles (Figure)
19.4. Marine Conglomerate-Sandstone Association, Containing Resistate Paleoplacers
19.5. Mudrock, Arenite, Minor Carbonate Association
19.6. Phyllite (Schist)-Quartzite Association
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