Pathfinder elements of ore deposits (Geochemistry)

Type of depositsPathfinder element
Gold- Silver vein type,
Gold- Silver- Cobalt- Copper- Zinc and complex sulfide ores
As
W- Be- Zn- Mo- Cu- Pb- Skarns,
Sn- Ba veins
B
Cu- Pb- Zn- Silver & Complex sulfide depositsHg, Zn
Ba- Ag vein deposit, Porphyry CuMn
Wolframite- Tin contact metamorphic depositsMo
Porphyry Cu, Barium- Silver depositsMn, Mo, Au, Te
Platinum- Palladium in mafic/ultramafic Cu- Ni- Cr- Pd- Co
Uranium (all type)Rn, Cu, Bi, As
Uranium (Sedimentary type)Se, V, Mo
Sulfide deposits of all typesSO4
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