Ore body
Ore body is a generic term from deposit science for the various forms of accumulation of ore minerals . It is sometimes used synonymously with ore deposit .
Ore bodies are divided into tunnels , impregnations , bearings , lentils , soaps , skarne and sticks .
Depending on the location of their formation, a distinction is made between autochthonous and allochthonous ore bodies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ores and ore deposits. In: geo.uni-tuebingen.de. Faculty of Geosciences at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, March 10, 2016, accessed on May 21, 2017 .
- ↑ autochthonous ore body. In: Lexicon of Geosciences. Spektrum.de, accessed on May 21, 2017 .
Web links
- Mineral Atlas: ore bodies
- Ore formation. In: th-nuernberg.de. Technical University of Nuremberg, accessed on May 21, 2017 .