Geological environments and metal endowments found in Intracratonic mobile belt basement domains

Geological environment: Spreading ridge: Primary metal endowments: Magmatic Ni-Cu ± PGE
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Geological environment: Spreading ridge: Primary metal endowments: Podiform Cr
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Geological environment: Spreading ridge: Primary metal endowments: Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag VMS
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Mosier, D.L., Berger, V.I., and Singer, D.A., 2009, Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the world—Database and grade and tonnage models: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009–1034, 46 p.; http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1034/.

Shanks, W.C. Pat, III, and Thurston, Roland, eds., 2012, Volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence model: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–C, 345 p.
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Geological environment: Intraoceanic arc: Primary metal endowments: Cu-Zn-Pb ± Au-Ag VMS
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Shanks, W.C. Pat, III, and Thurston, Roland, eds., 2012, Volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence model: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–C, 345 p.
doi: 10.3133/sir20105070C
Geological environment: Intraoceanic arc: Primary metal endowments: Porphyry Cu-Mo
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John, D.A., Ayuso, R.A., Barton, M.D., Blakely, R.J., Bodnar, R.J., Dilles, J.H., Gray, Floyd, Graybeal, F.T., Mars, J.C., McPhee, D.K., Seal, R.R., Taylor, R.D., and Vikre, P.G., 2010, Porphyry copper deposit model, chap. B of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–B, 169 p; http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/b/.

Taylor, R.D., Hammarstrom, J.M., Piatak, N.M., and Seal, R.R., II, 2012, Arc-related porphyry molybdenum deposit model, chap. D of Mineral deposit models for resource assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–D, 64 p; http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/d/.
Geological environment: Late-stage A-type igneous activity: Primary metal endowments: Magmatic Sn ± Nb-Ta-Zr-F and Zr, Y ± REE
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Dall’Agnol, Roberto, Frost, C.D., and Ramo, O.T., 2012, IGCP Project 510 “A-type” Granites and Related Rocks through Time—Project vita, results, and contribution to granite research (editorial): Lithos, v. 151, p. 1–16.
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