Abstract
Upwelling leads on the one hand to an enrichment of trace metals in marine sediments, on the other hand to a lack of precipitations in the coastal area. This explains the geographical association between strata-bound ore deposits and evaporites.
Zusammenfassung
Kaltes Auftriebswasser führt einerseits zu einer Anreicherung von Spurenmetallen in marinen Sedimenten, andererseits zu Trockenheit im Küstenbereich. In dieser Weise wird die geographische Assoziation von horizontbeständigen Erzen mit Evaporiten verständlich.
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Brongersma-Sanders, M. On the geographical association of strata-bound ore deposits with evaporites. Mineral. Deposita 3, 286–291 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207441
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