1 f05Table 1 Average crustal abundances for selected metals and typical concentra...

      2 Chapter 1Table 1.1 A comparison of the value of mineral production from igneous and se...Table 1.2 Average abundances of selected elements in the major magma types.Table 1.3 Estimates of sulfide–silicate partition coefficients for base and p...

      3 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Typical solute concentrations (in mg kg⁻¹ or ppm) of the main...Table 2.2 Selected metal contents (in ppm) of fluid inclusions from a variety...Table 2.3 Characteristics of high‐ and low‐sulfidation epithermal deposits.

      4 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Representative concentrations (in ppm) of major ionic species in n...Table 3.2 Classification of some metals and ligands in terms of Lewis acid/b...Table 3.3 The “Emmons Reconstructed Vein” concept showing empirical observat...

      5 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Average chemical compositions (in wt%) of the main organic building...Table 5.2 Coal classification in terms of maceral groups and lithotypes.

      1 f05Figure 1 (a) Classification of the principal rock types and (b) a simple cl...Figure 2 Plot of global production against crustal abundances for a number ...Figure 3 Simplified scheme illustrating the conceptual difference between m...Figure 4 Periodic table showing the elements with atomic numbers from 1 to ...Figure 5 Geological time scale after the International Commission on Strati...Figure 6 Global production trends for oil (a), bauxite (b), copper (c), and...

      2 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Oceanic crustal architecture showing the main types of ore deposi...Figure 1.2 Continental crustal architecture showing the main types of igneou...Figure 1.3 Relative abundances of selected metals in basalt, andesite, and r...Figure 1.4 The relationship between Ni and MgO contents of basalts within wh...Figure 1.5 Relative abundances of selected “granitophile” elements in basalt...Figure 1.6 Relative abundances of selected metals in alkaline magmas (and ki...Figure 1.7 Schematic representation of the “late veneer” hypothesis for the ...Figure 1.8 Schematic diagram illustrating features pertinent to the formatio...Figure 1.1.1 Idealized geometry of a diatreme–maar type volcano, showing the nature...Figure 1.1.2 (a) View of the Orapa diamond mine, Botswana. Pyroclastic rocks of a k...Figure 1.9 Schematic diagram illustrating the concept of mantle metasomatism...Figure 1.2.1 Simplified geological map of the Barreiro Complex.Figure 1.2.2 Back‐scattered electron microscope image of pyrochlore being re...Figure 1.2.3 Simplified geological map of the Bayan Obo district.Figure 1.2.4 ɛNd versus ɛSr plot showing the field of Phalaborwa data relati...Figure 1.10 (a) Simplified map showing the distribution of S‐ and I‐type gra...Figure 1.11 Generalized scheme that links granite compositions and magmatic ...Figure 1.12 The sequential melting behavior of peridotite in the mantle at 2...Figure 1.13 The pattern of grain boundary melting of an arkosic protolith s...Figure 1.14 The enrichment/depletion of a trace element in a partial melt r...Figure 1.3.1 Sheets of leucogranite cutting through high‐grade metasediments...Figure 1.3.2 Simplified batch melt model showing the degree of enrichment e...Figure 1.15 Schematic illustration showing the nature of layering in the Sk...Figure 1.16 (a) Density variations in a fractionating magma similar in start...Figure 1.17 Trace element distribution during fractional crystallization. (a...Figure