Common Mineralogy in Hydrothermal Systems

INCREASING pH
Al, Hal Hal Hal, Sm
Al Ch-Sm/Ch
Op a Silica Silica Silica Ch-Sm/Ch
c
il Op Sm Silica
Cr i Silica t
S Cr K, Sm Silica Zeo a
Tri Al, K K Cb N
Tri Silica Ct/Do ,
Silica Silica ± Sid b
a
h
C
Al K, Sm Sm, Cb Ch/Ch-Sm Ch/Ch-Sm
Sm,Q/Chd r,
o
K Q ± Sid Q/Chd Q/Chd M
K Cb ,
Q Zeo u l
Q e s
e a
E K, I-Sm Ct/Do H ti
R Q ± Sid I-Sm Ch,Cb .
b o
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U Q/Chd I-Sm t
S
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Z
e
T h
ti
A Al K, Dik Cb Q/Chd
K, Dik Ch, Q/Chd p
R K, Dik
Q ± Dp I/I-Sm Ad/Ab E
E Q ± Dp Q ± Sid u
a
P I Ch, I
Ct/Do L
M Al Q Ab/Ad
E Q Dik Dik, I Cb
T Dik Q, Cb Ch, Q, Ep i
Al Q ± Dp Q ± Sid a
G Q
Q ± Dp Zeo, Ct/Do W
N
I Ad/Ab
S Al Dik Dik
A Dik, Pyr Pyr Pyr Ser
E Ser Ch, Q, Ep l
R Q ± Dp Q ± Dp Ser, Q Fsp
Q Ad/Ab, Ct/Do a
C
N
I Pyr Cb Q,Cb
Ch m
r
e
Ser Ep, Act, Ch, Q h
t
Q Fsp, Ct/Do o
Al, Pyr Pyr s
Q ± Dp Q ± Dp e
Mica/Ser
Mica/Ser Act, Q Tr, Q M
Mica/Ser Fsp, Cb
Pyr, Q Q, Cb Fsp, Ch Ct/Do
Q ± Ch
And, Al, Q And, Al Bio, Act Cpx, Q y
And And Mica, Q r
Pyr, Q Pyr, Q Mica, Q ± Cb Mica Fsp, Q Ct/Do y
Fsp h
rp
Conditions of
And, Mica, Q ± Ch Bio, Fsp Ga, Q
non-dissociation Cor, Q
Mica Wo, Ves o
Cor, Q Cpx, Mt Mt P

Silica Alunite Al - K Kaolin I- K Illite Chlorite Calc - Silicate

Group Group Group Group Group Group Group Group

Mineral Abbreviations: Ch-Sm - chlorite-smectite

chlorite-smectite Hal - halloysite Q - quartz
Ab - albite Cor - corundum Heu - heulandite Ser- sericite
Act - actinolite Cpx - clinopyroxene I - illite Sid - siderite
Ad - adularia Cr - cristobalite I-Sm - illite-smectite
illite-smectite Sm - smectite
AI - alunite Ct - calcite K - kaolinite Stb - stilbite
And - andalusite Do - dolomite Lau - laumontite Tr - tremolite
Bio - biotite Dik - dickite Mt - magnetite Tri - tridymite
Cb - carbonate (Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe) Dp - diaspore Mor - mordenite Ves - vesuvianite
Ch - chlorite Ep - epidote Nat - natrolite Wai - wairakite
Chab - chabazite Fsp - feldspar Op - opaline silica Wo - wollastonite
Chd - chalcedony Ga - garnet Pyr - pyrophyllite Zeo - zeolite

Potassic Propylitic Outer / Sub Propylitic

Skarn Argillic Advanced Argillic
Phyllic
After
After C
Corb
orbett
ett & Leach,
Leach, 1997

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