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this is to find geologic sources and geologic settings where materials would be most abundant. example Vanadium found in mafic igneous rock byproducts. Or silicon mainly obtained from quartz. Thanks for any help

2007-03-03 12:24:12 · 1 answers · asked by Laura Marie B 3 in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

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Here is a site that is the reverse: It list types of ore bodies, describes their geologic environments, and then lists the elements that can be extracted from each.

Introduction
Geological ore deposits are of many different types and occur in all geological environments. The main types of geological ore deposits of importance can be divided into:

metallic deposits
non-metallic deposits
fossil fuel deposits


Classification and types of mineral deposits
Geologists classify mineral deposits in many different ways, according to the:

commodity being mined
tectonic setting in which the deposit occurs
geological setting of the mineral deposit
genetic model for the origin of the ore deposit
The most commonly used scheme is the genetic classification scheme.

2007-03-05 01:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by Frank 3 · 0 0

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