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Dixon, Colin J : Atlas of Economic Mineral Deposits

London: Chapman and Hall, 1979

First edition, 1979, hardback, 10 " x 15", in very good condition, no dust jacket, publisher's original illustrated boards with slight bumping to corners, 143 pages including index, internally clean tight and bright, colour and b/w line line drawings and maps. The Atlas illustrates and describes he geological featuresof a selection of the world's most important mineral deposits. 48 deposits are included, chosen to cover the main geological types recognised by economic geologists, and covering as wide a range of mineral commodities as possible. Both metalic and the more specialised non-metallic minerals are covered. Contents include: Introduction; Section 1 - Deposits in Geological Environments at the Earth's Surface; Section 2 - Mineral Depositsin Sedimentary Rocks; Section 3 - Deposits Associated with Felsic Magmatic Environments; Section 4- Mineral Deposits in Basic and Ultrabasic Magmatic Rocks; Section 5 - The World Distribution of Mineral Deposits; Glossary of Mineral Names; Units of Measurement; Key to Srategic Names; Index

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