Paragenesis
Paragenesis is a
hydrothermal deposition of ore minerals and the rock alteration (vein metasomatism) associated with ore mineral deposits. The concept and application of paragenesis, from the Greek for born beside, was first applied by August Breithaupt
in 1849 in his work Die Paragenesis der Mineralien.
The paragenetic sequence in mineral formation is an important concept in deciphering the detailed geologic history of ore deposits and metamorphic events. The sequence is worked out through detailed microscopic studies in polished ore mineral section, petrologic
fluid inclusion
studies as well as macroscopic field relations.
References
- ^ "Paragenesis". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Guilbert, John M. and Charles F. Park (1986) The Geology of Ore Deposits, pp. 210–217, Freeman, ISBN 0-7167-1456-6.
- Klein, Cornelis; Hurlbut, Jr., Cornelius (1985). Manual of Mineralogy. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-80580-7.
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