sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mineral deposit type
gptkbp:ageRange gptkb:Proterozoic
Paleozoic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs SEDEX deposit
gptkbp:associatedMinerals gptkb:pyrite
gptkb:sphalerite
barite
galena
gptkbp:characterizedBy stratiform sulfide mineralization
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment marine basins
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:economicImportance major source of zinc and lead
gptkbp:formedBy hydrothermal fluids exhaled onto seafloor
gptkbp:geneticModel syngenetic
gptkbp:hostedBy sedimentary rocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:McArthur_River_Mine
gptkb:Sullivan_Mine
Mount Isa Mine
gptkbp:product gptkb:lead
silver
zinc
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sullivan_Mine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8