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Giant metallic deposits :

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3642124046

(Number (ISBN

3642124054

(Number (ISBN

9783642124044

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9783642124051

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9783642124044

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b733762

Title Proper

Giant metallic deposits :

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[Book]

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future sources of industrial metals /

First Statement of Responsibility

by Peter Laznicka.

Edition Statement

2nd ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xi, 949 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color)

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Civilization based on metals -- Data on metallic deposits and magnitude categories: giant and world class deposits -- From trace metals to giant deposits -- Geological divisions that contain ore giants: introduction and role of the mantle -- Oceans and young island arc systems -- Andean-type continental margins (upper volcanic-sedimentary level) -- Cordilleran granitoids in convergent continental margins (lower, plutonic levels) -- Intracratonic (intraplate) orogens, granites, hydrothermal deposits -- Volcano-sedimentary orogens (mostly Phanerozoic) -- Precambrian greenstone-granite terrains -- Proterozoic-style intracratonic orogens and basins: extension, sedimentation, magmatism -- Rifts, paleo-rifts, rifted margins, anorogenic and alkaline magmatism -- Sedimentary association and regoliths -- Higher-grade metamorphoric associations -- Giant deposits in geological context -- Giant deposits: industry, economics, politics -- Finding or acquiring giant deposits -- Epilogue -- References -- Index of mineral deposits.

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Metals in the earth's crust are very unevenly distributed and, traditionally, a small number of ore deposits, districts or countries have dominated the world supply and have influenced commodity prices. The importance of exceptionally large, or rich, deposits has greatly increased in the age of globalization when a small number of international corporations dominate the metals market, based on few very large ore deposits, practically anywhere in the world. Search for giant orebodies thus drives the exploration industry: not only the in-house teams of large internationals, but also hundreds of junior companies hoping to sell their significant discoveries to the "big boys". Geological characteristics of giant metallic deposits and their setting and the politico-economic constraints of access to and exploitation in prospective areas have been a "hot topic" in the past fifteen years, but the knowledge generated and published has been one-sided, scattered and fragmented. This is the first comprehensive book on the subject that provides body of solid facts rather than rapidly changing theories, written by author of the Empirical Metallogeny book series and founder of the Data Metallogenica visual knowledge system on mineral deposits of the world, who has had an almost 40 years long international academic and industrial experience. The book will provide abundant material for comparative research in metallogeny, practical information for the explorationists as to where to look for the "elephants", and some inspiration for commodity investors.

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Springer

Stock Number

978-3-642-12404-4

Title

Giant metallic deposits.

International Standard Book Number

9783642124044

Metals.

Ore deposits.

Ores.

Environnement.

Metals.

NATURE-- Natural Resources.

NATURE-- Rocks & Minerals.

Ore deposits.

Ores.

Sciences de la terre.

NAT-- 030000

NAT-- 038000

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Laznicka, Peter.

Date of Transaction

20201203184822.0

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[Book]

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