Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes

Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes is the first seniorundergraduate - postgraduate textbook to focus specificallyon the multiplicity of geological processes that result in theformation of mineral deposits. * * Opens with an overview of magmatic ore-forming processes * Moves systematically through hydrothermal and sedimentarymetallogenic environments, covering as it does the entire gamut ofmineral deposit types, including the fossil fuels and supergeneores * The final chapter relates metallogeny to global tectonics byexamining the distribution of mineral deposits in space andtime * Boxed examples of world famous ore deposits are featuredthroughout providing context and relevance to the process-orienteddescriptions of ore genesis * Brings the discipline of economic geology back into the realmof conventional mainstream earth science by emphasizing the factthat mineral deposits are simply one of the many natural wonders ofgeological process and evolution. Artwork from the book is available to instructors atwww.blackwellpublishing.com/robb.