Formation and Characteristics of Sediment-Hosted Ore Deposits
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Deposits".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 February 2026 | Viewed by 472
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micro-fabrics; paleo-stress field in ore deposits
Interests: sedimentary geochemistry; diagenesis; basin analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on sediment-hosted ore deposits is a global endeavor. Driven by increasing demand for copper, gold, and uranium, new deposits continue to be discovered annually. These sediment-hosted ore deposits, which may or may not originate from sedimentary processes, arise from a diversity of geological mechanisms, including hydrothermal or magmatic sources within layer-parallel shear zones.
This Special Issue is a testament to the power of interdisciplinary collaboration, presenting the latest advances in the study of sediment-hosted ore deposits. By combining the expertise of various fields—including mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, geochemistry, geochronology, geomorphology, and regional tectonics—we aim to unlock crucial insights into the formation and deformation mechanisms that create sediment-hosted ore deposits. This interdisciplinary approach enables a comparative analysis of temporal and geographic patterns in ore deposit formation on a global scale.
We invite submissions that include original scientific research relating to sediment-hosted deposits from established and newly identified localities worldwide. The Special Issue focuses on the following topics:
- The geological background, occurrence, and genesis of sediment-hosted deposits;
- The mineralogical, geochemical, spectroscopic, and microstructural characteristics of stratum layers;
- Integrated methodologies for examining the provenance of sediment-hosted deposits as well as deposit identification and vectoring.
Dr. Hongyuan Zhang
Dr. William Defliese
Dr. Indrani Mukherjee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- formation
- deformation
- ore deposits
- characteristics
- stress field
- mineralization
- sediment-hosted
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