Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district

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mineral deposit model ore deposit type

The Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district is a class of ore deposits characterized by stratabound concentrations of lead and zinc sulfides hosted in carbonate rocks, typically formed from low-temperature, basin-derived mineralizing fluids.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lead mining region of Upper Mississippi Valley 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mineral deposit model ⓘ
ore deposit type ⓘ
distinguishedFrom porphyry copper deposits ⓘ
sedimentary exhalative deposits ⓘ
volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits ⓘ
fluidSource basinal brines ⓘ
fluidTemperature low-temperature ⓘ
geneticProcess basin dewatering ⓘ
hydrothermal fluid flow ⓘ
metal transport in chloride brines ⓘ
sulfide precipitation ⓘ
geochemicalEnvironment reduced sulfur-rich conditions ⓘ
hasAlteration carbonate dissolution ⓘ
dolomitization ⓘ
sulfidization ⓘ
hasCommodity lead ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
hasMineral barite ⓘ
calcite ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ
fluorite ⓘ
galena ⓘ
marcasite ⓘ
pyrite ⓘ
sphalerite ⓘ
hostRock carbonate rocks ⓘ
dolostone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
metalAssociation lead-zinc-barium-fluorine ⓘ
oreBodyStyle replacement deposit ⓘ
stratabound ⓘ
vein and breccia fill ⓘ
oreControl lithologic controls ⓘ
stratigraphic controls ⓘ
structural controls ⓘ
precipitationMechanism cooling of fluids ⓘ
mixing of fluids ⓘ
reaction with carbonate host rocks ⓘ
tectonicSetting foreland basins ⓘ
passive margin basins ⓘ
sedimentary basins ⓘ
typicalAgeRange Mesozoic ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ
typicalOreTexture breccia cement ⓘ
open-space filling ⓘ
replacement textures ⓘ
typicalStructure fault-controlled ⓘ
fracture-controlled ⓘ
karst-related ⓘ
usedIn mineral exploration models ⓘ
resource assessment studies ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Empire District of the Tri-State mining district → geologicalType → Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district ⓘ
Wisconsin Territory → hasJurisdictionOver → Mississippi Valley-Type lead-zinc district ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lead mining region of Upper Mississippi Valley