Nickel sulfide ores and impact melts : origin of the Sudbury igneous complex /

Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex presents a current state of understanding on the geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury Igneous Complex in Ontario, Canada. As the first complete reference on the subject, this book explores the linkage between the processe...

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Main Author:	Lightfoot, Peter C. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, ©2017.
Subjects:	Nickel sulfide. Meteorite craters. Sulfure de nickel. Cratères météoriques. NATURE > Natural Resources. NATURE > Rocks & Minerals. Meteorite craters Nickel sulfide Electronic books.
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Summary:	Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex presents a current state of understanding on the geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury Igneous Complex in Ontario, Canada. As the first complete reference on the subject, this book explores the linkage between the processes of meteorite impact, melt sheet formation, differentiation, sulfide immiscibility and metal collection, and the localization of ores by magmatic and post-magmatic processes. The discovery of new ore deposits requires industry and government scientists and academic scholars to have access to the latest understanding of ore formation process models that link to the mineralization of their host rocks. The ore deposits at Sudbury are one of the world's largest ore systems, representing a classic case study that brings together very diverse datasets and ways of thinking. This book is designed to emphasize concepts that can be applied across a broad range of ore deposit types beyond Sudbury and nickel deposit geology. It is an essential resource for exploration geologists, university researchers, and government scientists, and can be used in rock and mineral analysis, remote sensing, and geophysical applications.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 662 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0128041056 9780128041055 9780128040508 0128040505