HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSIT


Meaning of HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSIT in English

Any concentration of metallic minerals formed by the release of solids from hot mineral-laden water (hydrothermal solution).

The solutions are thought to arise in most cases from the action of deeply circulating water heated by magma . Another source of heating that may be involved includes energy released by radioactive decay.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.