| Abstract: | Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) lead-zinc (Pb+Zn) deposits are found throughout the world, and these deposits are characteristically distributed over hundreds of square kilometers that define individual ore districts. The median size of individual MVT deposits is 7.0 million tonnes with grades of about 7.9 percent Pb+Zn metal. However, MVT deposits usually occur in extensive districts consisting of several to as many as 400 deposits. Nearly one-quarter of the world‘s sedimentary and volcanic rock-hosted Pb+Zn resources are found in these deposits, with by-product commodities including silver (Ag), copper (Cu), and indium (In) for some deposits. Environmentally, MVT deposits are less of a concern than other types of mineral deposits since the carbonate-host rocks mitigate many environmental concerns. |
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| ProdID: | 97883 |
| Citation Author: | Leach, David L.; Taylor, Ryan D. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 5 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2009-1213 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Mississippi Valley-Type Lead-Zinc Deposit Model; 2009; OFR; 2009-1213; Leach, David L.; Taylor, Ryan D. |
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| Text: | Mississippi Valley-Type Lead-Zinc Deposit Model; 2009; OFR; 2009-1213; Leach, David L.; Taylor, Ryan D. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1213/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
