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- noun geology The formation of distinct
metal ores
Etymologies
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metallo- + -genesis
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Examples
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Because some metals, including gold, can be more volatile in vapor phases than coexisting liquids, the presence of CO2 may indirectly aid the process of metallogenesis by inducing phase separation.
Jacob B. Lowenstern 2001
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Pure quartz vein and the dominant tin mineralization are part of the last phases of post-granite metallogenesis.
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