| I. Deposit at oceanic ridges (divergent plate margins) | volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (Cu Zn) |
| Sedimentary exhalative deposits (Zn, Cu, Pb, Au and Ag). e.g. Red Sea |
| Mn nodules (Mn, Ni, Cu, Co …) |
| Cr, PGE, asbestos in ultramafic rocks |
| II. Deposits at convergent plate margins | Porphyry Cu-Mo deposits |
| Other base metal deposits (Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo) |
| Precious metals (Pt, Au, Ag) |
| Pb–Zn–Ag veins and contact metasomatic deposits |
| Other metals (Sn, W, Sb, Hg) |
| III. Deposits in cratonic rift systems | Deposits of Sn, fluorite, barite in granites |
| Evaporites in rift basins |
| Carbonatites containing Nb, P, REE, U, Th and other rare elements |
| IV. Deposits in intracontinental settings | Ni and PGE in layered intrusions |
| Ti in anorthosites |
| Iron-oxide Cu-Au deposits |
| Pb–Zn–Ag deposits in limestones and clastic sediments |
| Sedimentary Cu deposits |
| Ni, Al laterites |
| Diamonds in kimberlites |
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