Provides a source from which ore geologists can readily obtain (1) selected but comprehensive bibliographies of the major ore deposits of Europe and the Asiatic portion of the USSR and (2) a detailed summary of the facts that are known about these deposits and a discussion of the ideas that have been put forward to explain their genesis. There are about 140 bibliographies in all. These include 25 from the USSR chosen to provide the reader with an appreciation of the wide range of geology and ore content of Soviet ore deposits.
