Metallogeny
The study of the genesis of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrographic and tectonic features of the Earth’s crust. The term has been used for both metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits.
The study of the genesis of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrographic and tectonic features of the Earth’s crust. The term has been used for both metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits.