Concepts

Mineral formation from ascending hydrothermal solutions

Cycles of sea level rise and fall that control sediment deposition patterns in marine basins

Deposition of minerals in pre-existing fractures and fissures

The spatial distribution of different mineral assemblages around a hydrothermal center

Local concentrations of ore minerals within veins

The sequence of mineral formation and deposition in ore deposits

The influence of geological structures like fractures and faults on ore deposit formation