Concordant to subconcordant primary orebody
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1 |
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Concept
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stable
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Bed
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2 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratiform bed
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3 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratabound bed
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4 |
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Concept
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stable
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Concordant mass or lens of massive ore
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5 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratiform mass or lens of massive to semimassive ore (syn-depositional with host rock)
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6 |
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Concept
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stable
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Subconcordant or stratabound mass or lens of massive to submassive ore
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7 |
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Concept
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stable
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Pod, pod-shaped body
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8 |
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Concept
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stable
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Concordant envelope of disseminated ore
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9 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratiform envelope of disseminated ore
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10 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratabound envelope of disseminated ore
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11 |
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Concept
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stable
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Dissiminated nodule and/or vugs, amygdaloids fillings
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12 |
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Concept
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stable
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Bedded-vein (sill)
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13 |
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Concept
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stable
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Concordant to subconcordant stockwork (veinlets network) envelope
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14 |
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Concept
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stable
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Travertine and geyserite (sinter)
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15 |
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Concept
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stable
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Discordant primary orebody
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16 |
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Concept
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stable
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Discordant mass or lens of massive ore
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17 |
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Concept
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stable
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Discordant envelope of disseminated ore
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18 |
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Concept
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stable
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Breccia-pipe, chimney, column, brecciated dyke
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19 |
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Concept
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stable
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Discordant mass (cylinder, sheet, cone, etc.) with filling commonly brecciated
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20 |
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Concept
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stable
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Column, chimney with possibly brecciated ore
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21 |
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Concept
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stable
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Discordant lode or vein (thickness > 50 cm), in clusters or isolated
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22 |
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Concept
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stable
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Lodes, veins, tension-gash, in echelon or sigmoidal
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23 |
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Concept
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stable
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Field of discordant lodes (n*km2, n*ha)
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24 |
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Concept
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stable
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Magmatic dyke
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25 |
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Concept
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stable
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Lode (thickness > 20 cm)
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26 |
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Concept
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stable
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Veins, veinlets (thickness < 20 cm)
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27 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stockwork
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28 |
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Concept
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stable
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Fault, shear zone
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29 |
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Concept
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stable
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Breccia
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30 |
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Concept
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stable
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Mixed (concordant to subconcordant and discordant) primary orebody
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31 |
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Concept
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stable
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Mixed (concordant to subconcordant and discordant) primary orebody (synchronous to sub-synchronous emplacement)
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32 |
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Concept
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stable
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Synchronous to sub-synchronous lode (s) and bed (s)
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33 |
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Concept
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stable
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Varied synchronous to sub-synchronous primary orebodies
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34 |
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Concept
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stable
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Primary cavity- or fracture-filling orebody
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35 |
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Concept
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stable
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Stratoid or discordant ore body related to a major unconformity
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36 |
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Concept
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stable
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Surficial orebody of secondary origin
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37 |
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Concept
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stable
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Tabular-shaped orebody of secondary origin
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38 |
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Concept
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stable
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Mass or lens of secondary origin
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39 |
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Concept
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stable
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Cap, blanket, crust, concretion
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40 |
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Concept
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stable
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Mineralized boulder
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41 |
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Concept
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stable
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Secondary orebody filling cavities, fractures, lodes, pockets or karst
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42 |
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Concept
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stable
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Pockets, per descensum lodes
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43 |
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Concept
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stable
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Present-day or recent placers
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44 |
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Concept
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stable
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Paleoplacers
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45 |
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Concept
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stable
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Orebodies of anthropic origin
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46 |
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Concept
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stable
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Tailings, dumps, stockpiles
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47 |
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Concept
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stable
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Atypical, unspecified or ill-defined form
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48 |
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Concept
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stable
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