Do microbes control the formation of giant copper deposits? Date: January 25, 2019 Source: Geological Society of America Summary: One of the major issues when studying ore deposits formed in ...

A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt of southern Tibet. Contrary to conventional beliefs that associate these ...

IN many alloys of copper, silver, and gold with the elements of the B-sub-groups, the phase next to the α solid solution has a composition near that required by an electron concentration of 1˙5 ...