Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes. Laurence Robb
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Название: Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes

Автор: Laurence Robb

Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited

Жанр: География

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isbn: 9781119232384

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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">      2 environmental responsibility

      With a global population in 2019 of close to eight billion people, and this figure set to increase to some ten billion by 2050, it is apparent that the world's economies are under growing pressure to meet the demands of an increasingly materialistic lifestyle. The unprecedented growth of human population over the past century has resulted in a dramatic increase in demand for, and production of, natural resources – it is therefore evident that understanding the nature, origin, and distribution of the world's mineral deposits remains a vital and strategic topic. The discipline of “economic geology,” which covers all aspects pertaining to the description and understanding of mineral resources, is, therefore, one which traditionally has been, and should remain, a core component of the university earth science curriculum. It is also the discipline that underpins the training of professional earth scientists working in the minerals and related industries of the world. Unfortunately, a tendency at many universities in the recent past has been to treat economic geology as a vocational topic, and to provide instruction only to those individuals who wished to specialize in the discipline or to follow a career in the minerals industry. There has been a trend, at least in many parts of the world, to sideline economic geology both as a taught discipline and a research topic.

      The purpose of this process‐orientated book is to provide a better understanding of the nature and origin of mineral occurrences and how they fit into the Earth system. It is intended for use at a senior undergraduate level, or at a graduate level, and assumes a basic knowledge in a wide range of earth science disciplines, as well as in chemistry and physics. It is also hoped that practicing geologists in the minerals and related industries will find the book useful as a summary and update of ore‐forming processes. To this end the text is punctuated by a number of boxed case studies in which actual ore deposits, selected as classic examples from around the world, are briefly described to give context and relevance to processes being discussed in the main text.

Schematic illustration of the (a) Classification of the principal rock types and (b) a simple classification of ore deposits also based on host rock type. Parts 1, 2, and 3 represent the breakdown of sections in this book. Photos depict the examples representing the main ore forming processes. (c) Igneous: magmatic layering and chromitite seams, 
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