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epithermal

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epithermal [¦ep·ə′thər·məl]
(geology)
Pertaining to mineral veins and ore deposits formed from warm waters at shallow depth, at temperatures ranging from 50-200°C, and generally at some distance from the magmatic source.


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Most western readers will recognize orogenic, intrusion-related, skarn, and Carlin-type deposits as being described within the first three groups of host rocks, and the epithermal deposit types as being discussed within the volcanic rock-related section of the book.
on April 16 provided an exploration update from the Rio Luna Epithermal Gold Property in Nicaragua.
The property encompasses a zone of epithermal alteration and mineralization one to three kilometers wide and more than ten kilometers in length.
 
 
 
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