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What is economic geology? It may be defined as the study of geological bodies and materials that may be useful to mankind. The materials included are fuels, metallic and non-metallic minerals, rocks and water. This book will exclude considerations of water and building materials, and will concentrate on ores and fuels.
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© 1983 Charles S. Hutchison
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Hutchison, C.S. (1983). Introduction. In: Economic Deposits and their Tectonic Setting. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17039-5_1
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