Asteroid
~ Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move
around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
Jupiter
~ Planet
-Gas giant
-Strong magnetic field
-Counter rotating layers in atmosphere
-Mantle composed of metallic hydrogen
-69 moons l...
✓✓✓✓~ Rock containing metallic mineral that can be mined at a profit
Natural aggregate
✓✓✓✓~ Crushed stone, sand, and gravel
Kimberlite event
✓✓✓✓~ Diamonds reach the surface without breaking down
Mineral resource
✓✓✓✓~ Elements, compounds, minerals, and rocks concentrated in a form that can be
extracted to obtain a usable commodity
Ore reserve
✓✓✓✓~ Confirmed portion of a resource that can be extracted at a profit
,Black smoker
✓✓✓✓~ Deep hole in oceanic crust. Water seeps down, is heated, dissolves elements,
elements precipitate when they hit the cold seawater
Hydrothermal deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Deposit associated with igneous activity
Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Pod-shaped bodies composed of interlocking sulfide minerals (type of
hydrothermal deposit)
Vein deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Hydrothermal fluids move along fractures and cool, causing the precipitation of
metallic ions (type of hydrothermal deposit)
Disseminated deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Precipitation distributed throughout ore body (type of hydrothermal deposit)
Magmatic deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Accumulation of metals associated with magma
, Gravitational settling
✓✓✓✓~ During magmatic deposition, heavy minerals crystallize early and concentrate at
the bottom of the magma chamber
Copper porphyry deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Cyclical magmatic intrusion with alteration by volcanic waters
Volcanic deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Magma rises to create different ore types depending on pressure, temperature, and
volatiles
Kimberlite eruption
✓✓✓✓~ Violent eruption that brings diamonds from the upper mantle to the surface (type of
volcanic deposit)
Epithermal deposit
✓✓✓✓~ Near-surface deposits precipitated from hot volcanic waters (type of volcanic
deposit)
Astrobleme
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