stratiform deposits
Horizontally bedded minerals
Stratiform deposits are mineral accumulations that occur in layers parallel to the surrounding rock, typically formed when minerals precipitate from fluids moving through sedimentary or volcanic strata.
The term appears in geology and mining contexts: The copper belt contains extensive stratiform deposits.
Distinguished from vein deposits, which cut across rock layers.
- coal seamsSubterranean fuel deposits
- oil shaleHydrocarbon-rich sedimentary formation
- iron oreExtractable metallic mineral deposit
- beddedSet firmly in place
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
laminated · tabular · manganese nodules · precipitation · mining operations · continental shelves · blanket · banded · copper deposits · deposition · compaction · horizontal · siltstone · evaporite · erosion · basin · mudstone · aquifer
- ore depositslode, mineral deposits, vein, motherlode, gold deposits
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal