noun
metallogeny; ore genesis
Technical term in geology and mining, referring to the study of the origin and formation of ore deposits.
鉱床成因論は、鉱床がどのように形成されたかを研究する学問です。
Ore genesis is the study of how ore deposits were formed.
Compound of 鉱床 (ore deposit), 成因 (origin, formation), and 論 (theory, study).