Metallogeny is the study of the

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and regional-to-global distribution of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional

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and

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features of the

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. The term metallogeny (métallogénie) was created by Louis de Launay, a professor at the

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, in his 1913 book.

References

* De Launay, Louis, 1913, Traité de métallogénie : gîtes minéraux et métallifères : gisements, recherche, production et commerce des minéraux utiles et minerais, description des principales mines (3 volumes), Paris, C. Béranger, 1913 lire en ligne à partir du premier volume rchive* Guilbert, John M., and Charles F. Park Jr., 1986, ''Geology of Ore Deposits'', Chapter 21, Freeman, * Jébrak, Michel, and Marcoux, Éric, 2014, Geology of Mineral Resources. Geological Society of Canad
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