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Concordant to subconcordant primary orebody
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Concept
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experimental
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Bed
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratiform bed
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratabound bed
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Concept
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experimental
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Concordant mass or lens of massive ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratiform mass or lens of massive to semimassive ore (syn-depositional with host rock)
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Concept
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experimental
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Subconcordant or stratabound mass or lens of massive to submassive ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Pod, pod-shaped body
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Concept
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experimental
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Concordant envelope of disseminated ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratiform envelope of disseminated ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratabound envelope of disseminated ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Dissiminated nodule and/or vugs, amygdaloids fillings
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Concept
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experimental
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Bedded-vein (sill)
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Concept
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experimental
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Concordant to subconcordant stockwork (veinlets network) envelope
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Concept
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experimental
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Travertine and geyserite (sinter)
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Concept
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experimental
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Discordant primary orebody
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Concept
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experimental
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Discordant mass or lens of massive ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Discordant envelope of disseminated ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Breccia-pipe, chimney, column, brecciated dyke
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Concept
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experimental
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Discordant mass (cylinder, sheet, cone, etc.) with filling commonly brecciated
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Concept
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experimental
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Column, chimney with possibly brecciated ore
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Concept
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experimental
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Discordant lode or vein (thickness > 50 cm), in clusters or isolated
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Concept
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experimental
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Lodes, veins, tension-gash, in echelon or sigmoidal
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Concept
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experimental
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Field of discordant lodes (n*km2, n*ha)
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Concept
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experimental
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Magmatic dyke
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Concept
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experimental
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Lode (thickness > 20 cm)
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Concept
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experimental
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Veins, veinlets (thickness < 20 cm)
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Concept
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experimental
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Stockwork
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Concept
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experimental
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Fault, shear zone
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Concept
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experimental
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Breccia
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Concept
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experimental
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Mixed (concordant to subconcordant and discordant) primary orebody
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Concept
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experimental
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Mixed (concordant to subconcordant and discordant) primary orebody (synchronous to sub-synchronous emplacement)
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Concept
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experimental
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Synchronous to sub-synchronous lode (s) and bed (s)
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Concept
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experimental
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Varied synchronous to sub-synchronous primary orebodies
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Concept
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experimental
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Primary cavity- or fracture-filling orebody
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Concept
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experimental
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Stratoid or discordant ore body related to a major unconformity
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Concept
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experimental
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Surficial orebody of secondary origin
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Concept
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experimental
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Tabular-shaped orebody of secondary origin
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Concept
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experimental
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Mass or lens of secondary origin
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Concept
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experimental
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Cap, blanket, crust, concretion
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Concept
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experimental
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Mineralized boulder
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Concept
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experimental
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Secondary orebody filling cavities, fractures, lodes, pockets or karst
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Concept
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experimental
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Pockets, per descensum lodes
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Concept
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experimental
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Present-day or recent placers
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Concept
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experimental
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Paleoplacers
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Concept
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experimental
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Orebodies of anthropic origin
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Concept
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experimental
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Tailings, dumps, stockpiles
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Concept
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experimental
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Atypical, unspecified or ill-defined form
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Concept
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experimental
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