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Understanding Mineral Deposits (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
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Understanding Mineral Deposits (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
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Mineral deposits have supplied useful or valuable material for
human consumption long before they became objects of scientific
curiosity or commercial exploitation. In fact, the earliest human
interest in rocks was probably because of the easily accessible,
useful (e. g. , red pigment in the form of earthy hematite) or
valuable (e. g. , native gold and gemstones) materials they
contained at places. In modem times, the study of mineral deposits
has evolved into an applied science employing detailed field
observations, sophisticated laboratory techniques for additional
information, and computer modeling to build complex hypotheses.
Understanding concepts that would someday help geologists to find
new mineral deposits or exploit the known ones more efficiently
have always been, and will continue to be, at the core of any
course on mineral deposits, but it is a fascinating subject in its
own right, even for students who do not intend to be professional
economic geologists. I believe that a course on mineral deposits
should be designed as a "capstone course" that illustrates a
comprehensive application of concepts from many other disciplines
in geology (mineralogy, stratigraphy and sedimentation, structure
and tectonics, petrology, geochemistry, paleontology,
geomorphology, etc. ). This book is intended as a text for such an
introductory course in economic geology, primarily for senior
undergraduate and graduate students in colleges and universities.
It should also serve as a useful information resource for
professional economic geologists.
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