Table of Contents

Part 1: Principles - Some Elementary Aspects of Mineral Economics.

The Nature and Morphology of the Principal Types of ore Deposit.

Textures and Structures of Ore and Gangue Minerals.

Fluid Inclusions.

Wall Rock Alteration.

Some Major Theories of Ore Genesis.

Geothermometry, Geobarometry, Paragenetic Sequence, Zoning and Dating of Ore Deposits.

Part 2: Examples of the More Important Types of Ore Deposit - Classification of Ore Deposits.

Diamond Deposits in Kimberlites and Lamproites.

The Carbonatite-alkaline Igneous Ore Environment.

The Pegmatitic Environment.

Orthomagmatic Deposits of Chromium, Platinum, Titanium and Iron Associated with Basic and Ultrabasic Rocks.

Orthomagmatic Copper-nickel-iron (-platinoid) Deposits Associated with Basic and Ultrabasic Rocks.

Greisen Deposits.

The Skarn Environment.

Disseminated and Stockwork Deposits Associated with Plutonic Intrusives.

Stratiform Sulphide, Oxide, and Sulphate Deposits of Sedimentary and Volcanic Environments.

The Vein Association and Some other Hydrothermal Deposits.

Strata-bound Deposits.

Sedimentary deposits.

Residual Deposits and Supergene Enrichment.

Industrial Minerals.

Short notes on Selected Industrial Minerals.

The Metamorphism of Ore Deposits.

Part 3: Mineralization in space and time - The global distribution of ore deposits: metallogenic provinces and epochs, plate tectonic controls.

Ore mineralization through geological time.

Appendix.

Index

About the Author

Anthony M. Evans was formerly Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester and editor of a number of successful texts on mineral deposits.

Reviews

'From second edition:
“ The book deserves to do well; Dr. Evans has got the balance of subject matter about right for a comprehensive introductory text… the book is realistic in its demands on the reader and should become equally popular as its predecessor.” Geological Journal
“Because of the immense range of knowledge required to write a good textbook on the subject, few economic geologists have the talent, time and willingness to devote to this task; and few, if any, really good textbooks on the subject have been written in recent years. Considering its modest length, this book by Evans comes as close as any to meeting the needs for a first course in ore deposits.” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
“Basically, this book is an excellent undergraduate-level text, which I will again consider using.” Canadian Mineralogist