Alteration
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Mineralogical and chemical changes in a rock caused by hydrothermal fluids, weathering, or metamorphism. Hydrothermal alteration zones (propylitic, argillic, potassic) surround many ore deposits and guide exploration.
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Environmental Mineralogy