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Hydrothermal Processes and Wall Rock Alteration

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In this chapter, I discuss the effects that hydrothermal fluids derived from internal processes have on the ambient lithologies. I begin by describing the main components of a hydrothermal system and models of magmatic-related hydrothermal processes. Circulation of these hydrothermal solutions or fluids, produces physico-chemical changes in the rocks through which they circulate. This is what is commonly referred to as hydrothermal alteration. When these fluids come into contact with rocks they set off chemical reactions, which tend to approach equilibrium and through processes of dissolution and precipitation develop new mineral assemblages There are different types and styles of hydrothermal alteration, depending on the nature, chemistry, temperature and pressure of the circulating fluids as well as the nature and composition of the rocks through which the fluids circulate.

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Pirajno, F. (2009). Hydrothermal Processes and Wall Rock Alteration. In: Hydrothermal Processes and Mineral Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8613-7_2

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