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The Role of Organic Matter in Ore Transport Processes

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Organic Geochemistry

Part of the book series: Topics in Geobiology ((TGBI,volume 11))

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Organic matter is a common constituent of low-temperature hydrothermal mineral deposits hosted by sedimentary rocks which are themselves organic-rich or part of a maturing sedimentary basin. Hydrothermal mineral deposits in basement rocks have also been reported to contain hydrocarbons, which may have migrated into their present sites from adjacent sedimentary basins. Of particular interest is the well-known association between organic matter and Pb-Zn mineralization of Mississippi Valley type (e.g., Barton, 1967; Macqueen and Powell, 1983; Marikos et al., 1986; Gize and Barnes, 1987), where bitumens and petroleum liquids are reported to occur. In addition, a close relationship between organic matter and mineralization is known for Carlin type Au deposits (Hausen and Park, 1986) and for disseminated sandstonehosted U mineralization (Vine, 1962; Leventhal, 1986). Organic matter may also be involved in the formation of sandstone-hosted Pb and Cu(-V-Co) deposits, which characteristically show many diagenetic features (Bjørlykke and Sangster, 1981; Rickard et al., 1979; Sverjensky, 1987).

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Manning, D.A.C., Gize, A.P. (1993). The Role of Organic Matter in Ore Transport Processes. In: Engel, M.H., Macko, S.A. (eds) Organic Geochemistry. Topics in Geobiology, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2890-6_25

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