Preface ...................................................... xiii
Introduction .................................................... 1
What are ore deposits? .......................................... 1
Mining in the stress field between society and environment ...... 2
The mineral resources conundrum ................................. 4
Part I Metalliferous Ore Deposits .............................. 5
1 Geological ore formation process systems (metallogenesis) .... 7
Synopsis ..................................................... 7
1.1 Magmatic Ore Formation Systems .......................... 8
1.2 Supergene Ore Formation Systems ........................ 76
1.3 Sedimentary Ore Formation Systems ...................... 92
1.4 Diagenetic Ore Formation Systems ...................... 110
1.5 Metamorphic and Metamorphosed Ore Deposits ............ 121
1.6 Metamorphogenic Ore Formation Systems ................. 125
1.7 Metallogeny - Ore Deposit Formation in Space and
Time .................................................. 132
1.8 Genetic Classification of Ore and Mineral Deposits .... 139
1.9 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 146
2 Economic geology of metals ................................. 149
Synopsis ................................................... 149
2.1 The Iron and Steel Metals ............................. 149
2.2 Base Metals ........................................... 185
2.3 Precious Metals ....................................... 207
2.4 Light Metals .......................................... 233
2.5 Minor and Speciality Metals ........................... 239
2.6 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 283
Part II Non-Metallic Minerals and Rocks ....................... 285
3 Industrial minerals, earths and rocks ...................... 287
Synopsis ................................................... 287
3.1 Andalusite, Kyanite and Sillimanite ................... 288
3.2 Asbestos .............................................. 291
3.3 Barite and Celestite .................................. 293
3.4 Bentonite (Smectite Rocks) ............................ 299
3.5 Boron ................................................. 302
3.6 Carbonate Rocks: Limestone, Calcite Marble,
Marlstone, Dolomite ................................... 305
3.7 Clay and Clay Rocks ................................... 308
3.8 Diamond ............................................... 310
3.9 Diatomite and Tripoli ................................. 317
3.10 Feldspar .............................................. 319
3.11 Fluorite .............................................. 320
3.12 Graphite .............................................. 325
3.13 Gypsum and Anhydrite .................................. 327
3.14 Kaolin ................................................ 330
3.15 Magnesite ............................................. 333
3.16 Mica (Muscovite, Phlogopite, Vermiculite) ............. 339
3.17 Olivine ............................................... 342
3.18 Phosphates ............................................ 342
3.19 Quartz and Silicon .................................... 347
3.20 Quartzite ............................................. 349
3.21 Quartz Sand and Gravel ................................ 350
3.22 Sodium Carbonate, Sulfate and Alum .................... 354
3.23 Sulphur ............................................... 355
3.24 Talc and Pyrophyllite ................................. 358
3.25 Volcaniclastic Rocks .................................. 362
3.26 Wollastonite .......................................... 364
3.27 Zeolites .............................................. 365
3.28 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 367
4 Salt deposits (evaporites) ................................. 369
Synopsis ................................................... 369
4.1 Salt Minerals and Salt Rocks .......................... 371
4.2 The Formation of Salt Deposits ........................ 376
4.3 Post-Depositional Fate of Salt Rocks .................. 394
4.4 From Exploration to Salt Mining ....................... 405
4.5 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 409
Part III The Practice of Economic Geology ..................... 411
5 Geological concepts and methods in the mining cycle:
exploration, exploitation and closure of mines ............. 413
Synopsis ................................................... 413
5.1 Economic Considerations ............................... 414
5.2 The Search for Mineral Deposits (Exploration) ......... 416
5.3 Development and Valuation of Mineral Deposits ......... 437
5.4 Mining and the Environment ............................ 448
5.5 Deep Geological Disposal of Dangerous Waste ........... 458
5.6 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 462
Part IV Fossil Energy Raw Materials - Coal, Oil and Gas ....... 465
6 Coal ....................................................... 467
Synopsis ................................................... 467
6.1 The Substance of Coal ................................. 471
6.2 Peat Formation and Coal Deposits ...................... 487
6.3 The Coalification Process ............................. 499
6.4 Post-Depositional Changes of Coal Seams ............... 505
6.5 Applications of Coal Geology .......................... 507
6.6 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 518
7 Petroleum and natural gas deposits ......................... 521
Synopsis ................................................... 521
7.1 Species of Natural Bitumens, Gas and Kerogen, and
their Properties ...................................... 524
7.2 The Origin of Petroleum and Natural Gas ............... 533
7.3 Formation of Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits ....... 540
7.4 Exploring for Petroleum and Natural Gas Deposits ...... 553
7.5 The Exploitation of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Deposits .............................................. 561
7.6 Tar Sand, Asphalt, Pyrobitumen and Shungite ........... 570
7.7 Oil Shales ............................................ 573
7.8 Environmental Aspects of Oil and Gas Production ....... 575
7.9 Summary and Further Reading ........................... 579
Epilogue ...................................................... 583
References .................................................... 585
Index ......................................................... 655
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