Research Catalog

Title

The geology and origin of Australia's mineral deposits / M. Solomon and D.I. Groves ; with a contribution by A.L. Jaques.

Author

Solomon, M.

Publication

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Groves, D. I.
• Jaques, A. L. (Alan Lynton), 1949-

Description

xxiii, 951 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Series Statement

• Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 24
• Oxford science publications

Uniform Title

• Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 24.
• Oxford science publications.

Subject

• Ore deposits > Australia
• Minerals > Australia
• Geology > Australia
• Geology
• Minerals
• Ore deposits
• Erzlagerstätte
• Géologie > Australie
• Minerais
• Gîtes minéraux > Australie
• Minéraux > Australie
• Australia
• Australien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [826]-939) and index.

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Introduction -- 1. A summary of the geological setting of Australia's mineral deposits -- 2. A review of the genesis, timing and tectonic setting of the major types of mineral deposit in Australia -- 3. The geological setting of mineralization in the Western Australian Shield -- 4. The lode gold deposits of the Western Australian Shield -- 5. Komatite-associated nickel-sulphide deposits of the Western Australian Shield -- 6. Other important mineralization styles in the Western Australian Shield -- 7. Metallogenic controls in the Western Australian Shield -- 8. The geological setting of mineralization in the Australian Proterozoic -- 9. Proterozoic banded iron formations and related iron ores -- 10. Proterozoic sediment-hosted, stratiform (sedex), lead-zinc deposits -- 11. Proterozoic gold, copper, and base metal deposits related to deformation and metamorphism -- 12. Proterozoic uranium-PGE-gold deposits of the Pine Creek Inlier and the Murphy Inlier -- 13. Proterozoic uranium-rare earth deposits in the Mount Isa Inlier and the Stuart Shelf of South Australia -- 14. The geological setting of mineralization in the Tasman Fold Belt System of Eastern Australia -- 15. The tin-tungsten deposits of the Tasman Fold Belt System -- 16. The tungsten-molybedenum deposits of the Tasman Fold Belt System -- 17. Mineralization of the Tasman Fold Belt system related to high level felsic to intermediate magmatism: porphyry copper-molybdenum and porphyry copper-gold deposits, skarns and gold-bearing breccia pipes -- 18. Volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits of the Tasman Fold Belt System -- 19. Mesothermal and epithermal gold mineralization in the Tasman Fold Belt System and its relation to magmatism -- 20. Syndeformational, turbidite-hosted, base metal sulphide (gold silver), quartz-gold-stibnite-scheelite deposits in the Tasman Fold Belt System -- 21. The mineral deposits of the Late Proterozoic to mid-Carboniferous basins of the Australian craton -- 22. Mid-Carboniferous to Quaternary mineral deposits of the Australian craton -- 23. Diamonds in Australia -- 24. Review -- References -- Index.

ISBN

• 0198544820
• 9780198544821
• 0859019047
• 9780859019040

LCCN

93028641

OCLC

• ocm28587217
• 28587217
• SCSB-2037154

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library