Abstract

W.C. Pat Shanks III and Roland Thurston, Editors. PP. 363. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5070–C. 2012. Downloadable from . This is one of a series of ore deposit models, written by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey, which at present include contributions on Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc deposits (Leach et al., 2010) and porphyry copper deposits (John et al., 2010). The stated purposes of this VMS model are as follows: (1) for national assessment of the mineral potential for these deposits in the United States, and (2) to assist exploration geologists, students, and teachers of economic geology, and researchers interested in understanding the origin of this important deposit type in the context of earth history and plate tectonics. Among the latter group is a large international group of scientists studying the distribution, characteristics, and origin of VMS deposits on the modern seafloor. Most of the stages of VMS exploration, mining, and remediation are covered well in this volume. Exploration begins with …

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