Chapter 30. Mount Isa Controversy

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1. I-XII I
2. Part I: The Textural Patterns of Ore Minerals and Their Genetic Significance
3. Chapter 1. Introductory Concepts 1
4. Chapter 2. Consideration of the Concepts of Paragenesis, Temperature Determination and Replacement, Based on Edward's Book 8
5. Chapter 3. Inductive Versus Deductive Approach in the Interpretation of Textures 14
6. Chapter 4. Mantle and Lower Crust Derivatives 17
7. Chapter 5. Replacement Patterns and Processes 23
8. Chapter 6. Replacement Versus Ex-Solutions 41
9. Chapter 7. Symplectites 52
10. Chapter 8. Crystalloblastesis 64
11. Chapter 9. Zonal Growths 68
12. Chapter 10. Epitaxis – Epitactic Growths 71
13. Chapter 11. Inclusions 74
14. Chapter 12. Colloform Structures (Gel Structures) 77
15. Chapter 13. Sphaeroidal Structures and Textures 85
16. Chapter 14. Tectonic Effects 94
17. Chapter 15. Weathering and Alteration of Ore Minerals 98
18. Chapter 16. Leaching, Diffusion and Element Concentration 103
19. Chapter 17. Penetrability (Wegsamkeit) 105
20. Part II: Consideration of Hypotheses and Theories on Metallogeny (Study Cases)
21. Chapter 18. Global Tectonics and Metallogeny 107
22. Chapter 19. Differentiation and Metallogeny 111
23. Chapter 20. Metallogeny Related to Ultrabasics 114
24. Chapter 21. Granites/Pegmatites and Related Metallogeny 118
25. Chapter 22. Granitization - Anatexis 123
26. Chapter 23. Metallogeny Related to Granodiorites-Monzonites 126
27. Chapter 24. Metallogeny Related to Porphyries 127
28. Chapter 25. Skarns-Pyrometasomatic Metallogeny (and Superimposed Metallogeny) 129
29. Chapter 26. Pneumatolytic to Hydrothermal-Hypothermal 139
30. Chapter 27. Controversies – Various Aspects of Metallogeny 143
31. Chapter 28. The Witwatersrand Controversy 157
32. Chapter 29. The Broken Hill Controversy 159
33. Chapter 30. Mount Isa Controversy 161
34. Chapter 31. The Role of Brines in Metallogeny (The Tennessee Valley-Type of Deposits) 163
35. Chapter 32. The Role of Brines and the Mixed Fluids Hypothesis 165
36. Chapter 33. Lateral Segregation Processes 167
37. Chapter 34. Volcanogenic (Volcano-Sedimentary) Deposits. 169
38. Chapter 35. Consideration of Certain Aspects of Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) with Emphasis on Precambrian BIFs 173
39. Chapter 36. Fluid Inclusions 180
40. Chapter 37. Some Aspects of the Role of Fluids in Metamorphogenic Ores 183
41. Chapter 38. Sulphur in Metallogeny 188
42. Chapter 39. Study Cases of Isotopes and Their Significance in Metallogeny 191
43. Chapter 40. Mass-Replacement of Rocks by Ores and Palaeo-Karst-Type Deposits 195
44. Chapter 41. Hypogene, Supergene and Oxidation Mineralizations 199
45. Chapter 42. Some Aspects of Manganese Mineral Formation - Transformation - Alteration - Oxidation and in General Mn-Mobilization/Remobilization 204
46. Chapter 43. The Significance of Leaching and Diffusion Processes in Ore Formation 208
47. Chapter 44. Redistribution – Mobilization – Remobilization 211
48. Chapter 45. Zonal Distribution of Elements and Minerals 213
49. Chapter 46. Source and Recipient Geoenvironments of Mineralization 215
50. Part III: On the Distribution of Elements and Ore Parageneses. The Empirical Laws of Element Segregation-Concentration in Ores
51. Chapter 47. The Empirical "Laws" of Element Segregation/Crystallochemistry/Isotope Chemistry Versus Genesis of Ores – State of the Art 219
52. Chapter 48. Segregation of Elements in Accordance with Their Interrelationships to Form Mineral Association-Parageneses 221
53. Chapter 49. Common (Joint) Segregation of Elements 225
54. Chapter 50. Hydrothermal and Pegmatitic Element Segregation to Form U-Parageneses 230
55. Chapter 51. Superimposed Paragenesis (Element Segregation/Distribution Processes) 237
56. Chapter 52. Ti, V, Cr – Their Interrelationships and Antipathies 239
57. Chapter 53. The Te, Se, Bi, Au, Ag Element Segregation/Distribution (in Paragenetic Associations) 242
58. Chapter 54. Realgar, Orpiment – Cinnabar – Metacinnabar Parageneses 244
59. Chapter 55. A Special Case of Non-Ferrous Metal Mineralization in Evaporites 246
60. Chapter 56. The Segregation (Distribution) of Sn, Mo and W to Form Concentrations or Ore Deposits 247
61. Chapter 57. Special Cases of Element Segregation/Distribution 251
62. Chapter 58. Element Segregation/Distribution in the Manganese Parageneses 255
63. Chapter 59. Trace Elements in Sulfides (Compatible with a Joint Segregation of Elements in Accordance with the Empirical "Laws" of Element Interrelations) 258
64. Chapter 60. Study Cases of Agents of Metal Transportation 260
65. Chapter 61. Goldschmidt's 'Laws of Element Distribution' and the Empirical "Laws" of Interrelated Element Segregation (Metallic Element Concentration) 262
66. Chapter 62. Geoenvironment – Mobilization – Remobilization (Redistribution of Elements) 267
67. Chapter 63. Conclusions of Part III 273
68. Illustrations 275
69. References 589
70. Author Index 617
71. Subject Index to the Text Part 625
72. Subject Index to the Illustrations 654