LISTING OF FIGURES

  1. Tree diagram showing relationship of broad lithologic-tectonic environments to deposit models

  2. Flow sheet showing the ~ evolution of model types

  3. Schematic growth patterns for the understanding of some typical genetic model

  4. Comparison of the relative levels of understanding of some important model types

  5. Diagram of a typical mafic-ultramafic stratiform complex

  6. Cartoon cross-section of a typical komatiitic volcanic sedimentary sequence

  7. Tonnages of komatiitic Ni-Cu deposits

  8. Nickel and gold grades of komattitic Ni-Cu deposits

  9. PGE grades of komatiitic Ni-Cu deposits

10. Base metal grades among komatiitic Ni-Cu deposits 23 11. Tonnages of dunitic Ni-Cu deposits

12. Nickel grades of dunitic Ni-Cu deposits 26 13. PGE grades of dunitic Ni-Cu deposits

14. By-product grades of dunitic Ni-Cu deposits

  1. Tonnages of synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu deposits

  2. Nickel grades of synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu deposits

  3. Copper grades of synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu deposits

  4. By-product grades of synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu deposits

  5. Cartoon cross-section of anorthosite ferrodiorite intrusions

  6. Cartoon cross-section of podiform chromite deposits

  7. Tonnages of podiform chromite deposit a typical mafic-ultramafic stratiform complex

  8. Chromite grades of podiform chromite deposits from California and Oregon, USA

  9. PGE grades of podiform chromite deposits from California and Oregon, USA

  10. Tonnages of major podiform chromite deposits

  11. Chromite grades of major podiform chromite deposits

  12. PGE grades of major podiform chromite deposits; A, rhodium; B, iridium; C, ruthenium; D, palladium; E, platinum

  13. Tonnage of serpentine-hosted asbestos deposits

  14. Asbestos grade of serpentine-hosted asbestos deposits

  15. Generalized geologic map of a zoned ultramafic complex

  16. Tonnages of carbonatite deposits

  17. Grades of carbonatite deposits

  18. Tonnages of W skarn deposits

  19. Tungsten grades of W skarn deposits

  20. Cartoon cross section showing relationship between Sn skarn, replacement Sn and Sn vein deposits to granite intrusions

  21. Tonnages of Sn skarn deposits

  22. Tin grades of Sn skarn deposits

  23. Tonnages of replacement Sn deposits

  24. Tin grades of replacement Sn deposits 63

  25. Maps and sections of W-vein deposits illustrating mineral and alteration zoning

  26. Tonnages of W vein deposits

  27. Tungsten grades of W vein deposits

  28. Tonnages of Sn vein deposits

  29. Tin grades of Sn vein deposits

  30. Cartoon cross section of a Sn greisen

  31. Tonnages of Sn greisen deposits

  32. Tin grades of Sn greisen deposits

  33. Cartoon cross section of a Climax Mo deposit

  34. Tonnages of Climax Mo deposits

  35. Molybdenum grades of Climax Mo deposits

  36. Cartoon cross section of illustrating a generalized model for porphyry Cu deposits

  37. Tonnages of porphyry Cu deposits

  38. Copper grades of porphyry Cu deposits

  39. By-product grades of porphyry Cu deposits

  40. Tonnages of porphyry Cu-skarn-related deposits

  41. Copper grades of porphyry Cu-skarn-related deposits

  42. By-product grades of porphyry Cu-skarn-related deposits

  43. Cartoon cross section of a Cu skarn deposit

  44. Tonnages of Cu skarn deposits

  45. Copper grades of Cu skarn deposits

  46. Precious metal grades of Cu skarn deposits

  47. Tonnages of Zn-Pb skarn deposits

  48. Zinc grades of Zn-Pb skarn deposits

  49. Lead grades of Zn-Pb skarn deposits

  50. Silver grades of Zn-Pb skarn deposits

  51. Metal grades of Zn-Pb skarn deposits

  52. Tonnages of Fe skarn deposits

  53. Iron grades of Fe skarn deposits

  54. Generalized map showing metal- and mineral-zoning in a polymetallic replacement deposits

  55. Tonnages of polymetallic replacement deposits

  56. Lead grades of polymetallic replacement deposits

  57. Zinc grades of polymetallic replacement deposits

  58. Copper grades of polymetallic replacement deposits

  59. Silver grades of polymetallic replacement deposits

  60. Gold grades of polymetallic replacement deposits

  61. Tonnages of replacement Mn deposits

  62. Manganese and copper grades of replacement Mn deposits

  63. Cartoon cross section of a porphyry Cu-Au deposit

  64. Tonnages of porphyry Cu-Au deposits

  65. Copper grades of porphyry Cu-Au deposits

  66. Gold grades of porphyry Cu-Au deposits

  67. By-product grades of porphyry Cu-Au deposits

  68. Cartoon cross section of a porphyry Cu-Mo deposit

  69. Tonnages of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits

  70. Copper grades of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits

  71. Molybdenum grades of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits

  72. Gold grades of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits

  73. Silver grades of porphyry Cu-Mo deposits

  74. Tonnages of porphyry Mo-low F deposits

  75. Molybdenum grades of porphyry Mo-low F deposits

  76. Tonnages of polymetallic vein deposits

  77. Silver grades of polymetallic vein deposits

  78. Gold grades of polymetallic vein deposits

  79. Lead grades of polymetallic vein deposits

  80. Zinc and copper grades of polymetallic vein deposits

  81. Generalized stratigraphic column through the Troodos ophiolite showing Cyprus massive sulfides and other deposit types and their associated rock types

  82. Cross section through the Kalavos district Cyprus showing relationship of massive sulfide deposits to faults and spreading axis

  83. Tonnages of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits

  84. copper grades of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits

  85. By-product grades of Cyprus massive sulfide deposits

  86. Tonnages of Besshi massive sulfide deposits

  87. Copper grades of Besshi massive sulfide deposits

  88. By-product grades of Besshi massive sulfide deposits

  89. Tonnages of volcanogenic Mn deposits

  90. Metal grades of volcanogenic Mn deposits

  91. Cartoon cross-section of a hot-spring Au-Ag deposit

  92. Cartoon cross section of a typical Creede type epithermal vein deposit

  93. Tonnages of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  94. Copper grades of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  95. Lead grades of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  96. Zinc grades of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  97. Silver grades of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  98. Gold grades of Creede epithermal vein deposits

  99. Tonnages of Comstock epithermal vein deposits

  100. Gold grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits

  101. Silver grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits

  102. By-product grades of Comstock epithermal vein deposits

  103. Tonnages of Sado epithermal vein deposits

  104. Gold grades of Sado epithermal vein deposits

  105. By-product of Sado epithermal vein deposits

  106. Tonnages of epithermal quartz-alunite vein deposits

  107. Gold grades of epithermal quartz-alunite vein deposits

  108. Silver grades of epithermal quartz-alunite vein deposits

  109. Copper grades of epithermal quartz-alunite vein deposits

  110. Tonnages of volcanogenic U deposits

  111. Uranium grade of volcanogenic U deposits

  112. Tonnages of epithermal Mn deposits

  113. Manganese grade of epithermal Mn deposits

  114. Cartoon cross section of a rhyolite-hosted Sn deposit

  115. Tonnages of rhyolite-hosted Sn deposits

  116. Tin grades of rhyolite-hosted Sn deposits

  117. Tonnages of volcanic-hosted magnetite deposits

  118. Iron grades of volcanic-hosted magnetite deposits

  119. Phosphorus grades of volcanic-hosted magnetite deposits

  120. Tonnages of carbonate-hosted Au-Ag deposits

  121. Precious metal grades of carbonate-hosted Au-Ag deposits

  122. Tonnages of hot-spring Hg deposits

  123. Mercury grades of hot-spring Hg deposits

  124. Tonnages of silica-carbonate Hg deposits

  125. Mercury grades of silica-carbonate Hg deposits

  126. Tonnages of simple Sb deposits

  127. Antimony grades of simple Sb deposits

  128. Precious metal grades of simple Sb deposits

  129. Tonnages of disseminated simple Sb deposits

  130. Antimony grades of disseminated simple Sb deposits

  131. Cartoon cross section of a kuroko massive sulfide deposit

  132. Tonnages of kuroko massive sulfide deposits

  133. Copper grades of kuroko massive sulfide deposits

  134. Lead-zinc grades of kuroko massive sulfide deposits

  135. Precious metal grades of kuroko massive sulfide deposits

  136. Tonnages of sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

  137. Lead grades of sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

  138. Zinc grades sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

  139. Silver grades sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits

  140. Tonnages of sediment-hosted Cu deposits

  141. Copper grades of sediment-hosted Cu deposits

  142. By-product grades of sediment-hosted Cu deposits

  143. Cartoon sections showing diagenetic and roll-front mineralization in sandstone U deposits

  144. Cartoon cross section showing mineral zoning in sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  145. Tonnages of sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  146. Zinc grades of sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  147. Lead grades of sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  148. Silver grades of sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  149. Copper grades of sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb deposits

  150. Tonnages of bedded barite deposits

  151. Barite grades of bedded barite deposits

  152. Cartoon cross section of a southeast Missouri Pb-Zn deposit

  153. Cartoon cross section illustrating a typical Appalachian Zn deposit

  154. Tonnages of southeast Missouri Pb-Zn and Appalachian Zn deposits

  155. Zinc grades of southeast Missouri Pb-Zn and Appalachian Zn deposits

  156. Lead grades of southeast Missouri Pb-Zn and Appalachian Zn deposits

  157. Silver grades of southeast Missouri Pb-Zn and Appalachian Zn deposits

  158. Tonnages of Algoma Fe and Superior Fe deposits

  159. Iron grades of Algoma Fe and Superior Fe deposits

  160. Phosphorus grades of Algoma Fe and Superior Fe deposits

  161. Cartoon cross section showing relation of sedimentary facies to sedimentary Mn deposits

  162. Tonnages of sedimentary Mn deposits

  163. Metal grades of sedimentary Mn deposits

  164. Tonnages of upwelling type phosphate deposits

  165. P2O5 grades of upwelling type phosphate deposits

  166. Tonnages of warm-current type phosphate deposits

  167. P2O5 grades of warm-current type phosphate deposits

  168. Tonnages of low-sulfide Au-quartz vein deposits

  169. Precious metal grades of low-sulfide Au quartz vein deposits

  170. Tonnages of Homestake Au deposits

  171. Gold grades of Homestake Au deposits

  172. Silver grades of Homestake Au deposits

  173. Tonnages of unconformity U-Au deposits

  174. Uranium grades of unconformity U-Au deposits

  175. Tonnages of lateritic Ni deposits

  176. Metal grades of lateritic Ni deposits

  177. Tonnages of laterite type bauxite deposits

  178. Alumina grades of laterite type bauxite deposits

  179. Tonnages of karat type bauxite deposits 260

  180. Alumina grades of karat type bauxite deposits 260

  181. Cartoon cross section showing three stages of heavy mineral concentrations typical of placer Au-PGE deposits

  182. Tonnages of placer Au-PGE deposit

  183. Precious metal grades of placer Au-PGE deposits

  184. Tonnages of placer PGE-Au deposits

  185. Precious metal grades of placer PGE-Au deposits

  186. Other PGE grades of placer PGE-Au deposits

  187. Tonnages of shoreline placer Ti deposits

  188. ZrO2 grades from zircon in shoreline placer Ti deposits

  189. TiO2 grades from ilmenite in shoreline placer Ti deposits

  190. TiO2 grades from Futile in shoreline placer Ti deposits

  191. Other metal grades of shoreline placer Ti deposits

  192. Matrix diagram showing deposit models and their geochemical signature

TABLES

1. Classification of deposit models by lithologic-tectonic environment

2. Comparison of application of the five model subtypes by various users

3. Types of hydrothermal alteration characteristic of porphyry copper and other deposit models