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Anoxic environment and formation of superlarge ore deposits

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The formation of many metallic and non-metallic ore deposits is a result of coupling of mineralization, related to anoxic environment and regional, or global background. Inter act~on, concordance and continual development of the mineralization and environmental background control the large to superlarge scale of ore deposits. Three kinds of ore-forming models related to anoxic environment and three important background patterns are suggested. The turning period of geological history is favorable to the formation of large to superlarge ore deposits.

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  2. Bureau of Science & Technology Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100864, Beijing, China

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Fan, D., Zhang, T. & Ye, J. Anoxic environment and formation of superlarge ore deposits. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 41 (Suppl 1), 37–46 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875636

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