hydrothermal mineral
hydrothermal mineral A mineral formed by precipitation from a very hot hydrothermal fluid (see HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY) as it passes down a temperature or pressure gradient. Common hydrothermal minerals precipitated in veins and cavities are quartz, fluorite, galena, and sphalerite.
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