Function of metal distribution in ores,as genetic characteristics of mineralization process

The process of ore deposition is examined, using the function of metal distribution in ores as the most important energy characteristic and demonstrating the geochernical importance of these functions. The Process of hydrothermal mineralization during a single stage is assumed to proceed as a continuous stationary process Of the Markov type. The resulting concentration of metal is controlled by a distribution function, a most important genetic characteristic reflecting the speed of the process of mineralization and the thermodynamic function of its state. The Pearson group of curves can be considered the most common type representing the distribution of metal in ores. These distribution functions are affected by the size of samples and may be used for comparative study of various types of ore and ore bodies, and in solving other problems, provided their sampling was correct and performed according to a uniform method. — P.A. Alexandrov