Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data: ore formation

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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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Climax-type porphyry molybdenum deposits [New Window]: Descriptive mineral deposit model, with locations of known deposits of this type and a few site characteristics.
Geochronology and geology of late Oligocene through Miocene volcanism and mineralization in the western San Juan mountains, Colorado [New Window]: New age determinations with descriptions of sample locations and analytical details.
Giant porphyry-related metal camps of the world [New Window]: Database of large-tonnage, generally low-grade, hydrothermal deposits related to igneous intrusions emplaced at high crustal levels. Includes tri-partite classification based on deposit type, metal commodities, and source/host pluton chemistry.
Low-fluorine stockwork molybdenite deposits [New Window]: Descriptive mineral deposit model, with locations of known deposits of this type and a few site characteristics.
Mineral resource data for Mississippi Valley-Type and clastic-dominated sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits [New Window]: Map interface and data download of Sed Zn-Pb data including KML and GIS data formats
Porphyry copper deposits of the world [New Window]: Information on porphyry copper deposits from around the world with grade and tonnage models, a general classification based on geologic setting, mineralogy, with data allowing locations of these deposits to be plotted using GIS.
Porphyry copper deposits of the world; database and grade and tonnage models, 2008 [New Window]: Revised and updated information about mineral deposit models for porphyry copper deposits to facilitate assessment of undiscovered resources
Sediment-hosted zinc-lead deposits of the world [New Window]: Map interface and data download of Sed Zn-Pb data including KML and GIS data formats
Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the world [New Window]: 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 [New Window]: 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.

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