Much new data and many new ideas have emerged in the area of ore geology and industrial minerals since publication of the second edition of this text in 1987. The overriding philosophy behind this new edition is the inclusion and integration of this new material within the established framework of the text. The third edition is re-presented in the modern double-column format. Non-metallic deposits of industrial and bulk materials are fully covered to meet the changing emphasis of courses in applied geology. In addition, chapter 1 has been considerably enlarged to include a section on mineral economics covering metals, industrial minerals and bulk materials. In this section, the various aspects of economic exploitation of industrial and bulk materials are compared with those of metallic deposits. Other major revisions and additions include a section on fluid inclusions, expansion of the section on wall rock alteration, expansion of the material on isotope studies, and the inclusion of a section on hydraulic fracturing and seismic pumping.
Part 1: Principles - Some Elementary Aspects of Mineral EconomicsThe Nature and Morphology of the Principal Types of ore DepositTextures and Structures of Ore and Gangue MineralsFluid InclusionsWall Rock AlterationSome Major Theories of Ore GenesisGeothermometry, Geobarometry, Paragenetic Sequence, Zoning and Dating of Ore Deposits Part 2: Examples of the More Important Types of Ore Deposit - Classification of Ore DepositsDiamond Deposits in Kimberlites and LamproitesThe Carbonatite-alkaline Igneous Ore EnvironmentThe Pegmatitic EnvironmentOrthomagmatic Deposits of Chromium, Platinum, Titanium and Iron Associated with Basic and Ultrabasic RocksOrthomagmatic Copper-nickel-iron (-platinoid) Deposits Associated with Basic and Ultrabasic RocksGreisen DepositsThe Skarn EnvironmentDisseminated and Stockwork Deposits Associated with Plutonic IntrusivesStratiform Sulphide, Oxide, and Sulphate Deposits of Sedimentary and Volcanic EnvironmentsThe Vein Association and Some other Hydrothermal DepositsStrata-bound DepositsSedimentary depositsResidual Deposits and Supergene EnrichmentIndustrial MineralsShort notes on Selected Industrial MineralsThe Metamorphism of Ore Deposits Part 3: Mineralization in space and time - The global distribution of ore deposits: metallogenic provinces and epochs, plate tectonic controlsOre mineralization through geological timeAppendixIndex
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