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Keywords: Valuable, Concentration, Rock, Undetermined, Aggregate

Related Terms: Amphibolite, Anhydrite, Aragonite, Argillaceous, Argillite, Arkose, Calcareous, Calcite, Chert, Concretion, Coquina, Deposit, Dolomite, Dolostone, Gneiss, Granulite, Graywacke, Limestone, Massive, Quartzite, Rock, Sandstone, Schist, Sericite, Shale, Silicification, Sinter, Tufa, Siltstone, Hornfels, Ore Deposit, Oolite, Oolitic, Authigenic, Carbonate Rock, Skarn, Saprolite, Metasediment, Migmatite, Mudstone, Ooid, Micrite, Porphyroblast, Dolomitic Limestone, Speleothem, Oolitic Limestone, Calcarenite, Claystone, Greywacke, Schists

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The concentration of metals and their chemical compounds within a body of rock.

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are the minerals of value occurring in rocks.

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The concentration of minerals within a body of rock

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Local concentration of metallic minerals.

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(3) the processes taking place in the earth's crust resulting in the formation of valuable minerals or ore bodies.

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the natural process by which sometimes valuable minerals are aggregated, resulting in a potential ore deposit

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The concentration of metals and their compounds in rocks, and the processes involved therein.

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Minerals occurring in rocks, generally of value if found in sufficiently high concentrations.

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rock containing an undetermined amount of minerals or metals.

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a natural aggregate of one or more valuable minerals.

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The process or processes by which mineral or minerals are introduced into a rock, resulting in a valuable or potentially valuable deposit.

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The formation of minerals. New minerals may be added to fractures and empty spaces in a rock or by replacing preexisting minerals with different ones.

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A natural aggregate of one or more metallic minerals.

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Mineral-bearing rock; the minerals may have been either a part of the original rock unit or injected at a later time.

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The presence of minerals of possible economic value -- and also the process by which concentration of economic minerals occurs.

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The presence of economic minerals in a specific area or geological formation.

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