(sedimentary exhalative)
1Sedimentary exhalative deposits — (abbreviated as SEDEX from SEDimentary EXhalative) are ore deposits which are interpreted to have been formed by release of ore bearing hydrothermal fluids into a water reservoir (usually the ocean), resulting in the precipitation of stratiform… …
2Ore genesis — The various theories of ore genesis explain how the various types of mineral deposits form within the Earth s crust. Ore genesis theories are very dependent on the mineral or commodity. Ore genesis theories generally involve three components:… …
3Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit — Volcanogentic massive sulfide ore deposit at Kidd Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada, formed 2.4 billion years ago on an ancient seafloor. Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits (VMS ) are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly Cu Zn Pb which …
4Broken Hill Ore Deposit — The Broken Hill Ore Deposit is located underneath Broken Hill in western New South Wales, Australia, and is the namesake for the town. It is arguably the world s richest and largest zinc lead ore deposit. Discovery The Broken Hill ore deposit was …
5Ore — For other uses, see Ore (disambiguation). Iron ore (Banded iron formation) …
6Chalcopyrite — Twinned chacopyrite crystal from the Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado (size:5.2 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm) General Category Sulfide mineral …
7Clastic rock — A thin section of a clast (sand grain), derived from a basalt score. Vesicles (air bubbles) can be seen throughout the clast. Plane light above, cross polarized light below. Scale box is 0.25 mm Clastic rocks are composed of fragments, or clasts …
8Red Dog mine — Infobox Settlement name = Red Dog mine pushpin pushpin label position = left pushpin map caption = Location of the Red Dog mine in Alaska pushpin mapsize = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United States subdivision type1 = State… …
9Magnetite — Not to be confused with Magnesite or Maghemite. Magnetite Magnetite and pyrite from Piedmont Italy …
10Chalcocite — General Category Sulfide minerals Chemical formula copper(I) sulfide: Cu …
