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Distribution of selected energy (petroleum and geothermal) and mineral (precious, base, iron, and ferro-alloy metals) resources of the Pacific Ocean basin and Circum-Pacific continents appears to be related to lithospheric plate boundaries. Divergent plate boundaries (oceanic ridges) are related in time to the development of stratigraphic traps in sedimentary basins of the continents, and in space to metalliferous deep-sea sediments and the possible occurrence of massive stratabound metallic sulfide deposits in oceanic crust. Convergent plate boundaries are related in space to areas of offshore petroleum potential and to onshore deposits of precious, base, iron, and ferro-alloy metals. Models suggest genetic relations between the observed distribution of deposits and geol gic processes at plate boundaries, and may lead to the discovery of new resources.
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