Formation of Mineral Deposits

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Formation of Mineral Deposits Endogenous Processes Magmatic concentration Metamorphism/Metasomatism Hydrothermal process Exogenous Processes Weathering & Supergene enrichment Chemical deposition Mechanical concentration

Endogenous Processes of Ore Formation

Stratiform chromite deposit, Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Pegmatite dyke in a granodiorite body

Endogenous Processes of Ore Formation

Exogenous Processes of Ore Formation Weathering/Supergene Enrichment Chemical Deposition Mechanical Concentration

Laterite Bauxite Weathering

Chemical Deposition

Mechanical Concentration

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