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Mineralization through geologic time: Evolution of continental crustIn analogy to living systems, geologic entities (e.g., rocks, mineral deposits, tectonic realms and domains) are involved in the process of perpetual generation and destruction (birth/death cycles). This results in time distribution patterns akin to age structures in living populations and the systematics is amenable to treatment by the concepts of population dynamics. Utilizing this theoretical approach, the survivorship patterns for major realms of the plate tectonic system, for consitutent rocks, and for the entombed mineral resources are predicted. The present inventory encompasses global economic accumulations of metals by geologic age. The deposits of these metals were assigned to nine broad genetic categories, with an attempt to relate each category to tectonic setting within the framework of global plate tectonics.
Document ID
19880020866
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Veizer, Jan
(Ottawa Univ. (Ontario), United States)
Laznicka, Peter
(Manitoba Univ. Winnipeg., United States)
Jansen, S. L.
(Carleton Univ. Ottawa, Ontario , Canada)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Workshop on the Growth of Continental Crust
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
88N30250
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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