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E. S. Kontar

The copper deposits in the geological history of the Earth

Data on placement in the stratigraphic section and structure of the Earth copper deposits of different geological-industrial types: copper porphyry, copper sandstones and shale, massive sulphide, copper-nickel, vanadium-iron-copper, copper-skarn, vein, carbonatite, native copper. According to estimates made by the author, with the geological history of the Earth, at least the second half of the Archean and to Quaternary including accumulated at least 150,9 billion tons of copper ore, which contain 1,1 billion tons of copper.
Key words: copper deposits, geological-industrial type, massive sulphide, copper porphyry, copper sandstones and shales, copper-nickel, vanadium-iron-copper, copper-skarn, vein, carbonatite, native copper.