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Hydrothermal   Listen
adjective
Hydrothermal  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to hot water; used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe.
2.
Of, pertaining to, or using the hot waters or steam found at special locations within the earth's crust; as, hydrothermal power generation.





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... is found in surface igneous flows of a dacite type, which have undergone extensive hydrothermal alterations characterized by the development of alunite (a potassium-aluminum sulphate), quartz, and pyrite. The ore fills fissures to some extent, but is mainly a replacement of the wall rock. Association with typical hot-water minerals and ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith


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