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The 18 pages that link to Ore deposit, each with the reason it gives.

• MineralogyRelated: Mineralogy identifies ore minerals and helps assess how deposits formed.

• Sulfide mineralNarrower topic: Sulfide minerals form many of the world’s economically important metal deposits.

• GeochemistryRelated: Geochemical surveys identify element anomalies associated with mineralization.

• Structural geologyRelated: Structures can channel mineralizing fluids and localize valuable mineral concentrations.

• Crystal fractionationRelated: Fractionation concentrates dense oxide and sulfide crystals into mineable layers.

• Rock cycleRelated: Magmatic, hydrothermal, and sedimentary processes concentrate useful minerals within cycle pathways.

• Mantle wedgeRelated: Arc magmas from the wedge transport the metals that form porphyry copper and epithermal gold deposits.

• PetrologyRelated: Petrologic study identifies the rock-forming processes that concentrate useful minerals.

• Mineral speciesRelated: Identifying species helps establish which metals or elements an ore contains.

• BastnäsiteNarrower topic: Bastnäsite becomes a resource where geological processes concentrate it sufficiently.

• Intrusive rockRelated: Intrusive magmas and their fluids can concentrate metals into mineable deposits.

• Oxidation zoneNarrower topic: The oxidation zone is the weathered upper part of an ore deposit.

• Economic geologyBroader topic: The central object of economic geology is a deposit whose material and setting may support extraction.

• PitchblendeNarrower topic: Pitchblende is encountered in deposits mined for uranium.

• CarnalliteNarrower topic: Carnallite-bearing layers are assessed for potassium grade, thickness, and recoverability.

• BrecciaRelated: Hydrothermal breccias can host valuable minerals deposited by circulating fluids.

• Goldschmidt classificationRelated: Chalcophile affinities help explain the concentration of metals in sulfide ores.

• CrocoiteNarrower topic: Crocoite occurs as a secondary mineral within some lead ore deposits.