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The 22 pages that link to Hydrothermal alteration, each with the reason it gives.

• DiagenesisCompared with: Its typically hotter fluid systems differ from the low-temperature setting characteristic of diagenesis.

• Hydrothermal circulationRelated: Circulating water changes the rocks through which it moves.

• Porphyry copper depositRelated: Fluid-driven alteration halos reveal the pathways and changing chemistry around the intrusion.

• HematiteRelated: Hydrothermal fluids can form or redistribute hematite.

• Contact metamorphismCompared with: It can accompany an aureole, but fluid chemistry rather than heating alone defines the process.

• Hydrothermal mineral depositRelated: Alteration minerals record the fluid pathways and reactions around deposits.

• KaolinRelated: Hydrothermal fluids can form kaolin deposits by altering feldspar-bearing rocks.

• Supergene enrichmentCompared with: It modifies rocks at depth, whereas supergene enrichment operates near the surface.

• Flux meltingRelated: Seafloor alteration stores water in minerals later carried down by the slab.

• TalcRelated: Such fluids can transport silica and drive reactions that create talc.

• Chlorite groupRelated: Hydrothermal fluids can supply or redistribute elements needed to form chlorite.

• Sill (geology)Related: Fluids heated by a sill can alter the intrusion and its surrounding rocks.

• BruciteNarrower topic: Hot fluids can precipitate or alter brucite in magnesium-rich rocks.

• Dresser FormationRelated: Hot fluids altered volcanic rocks and formed mineral deposits within the formation.

• GreisenRelated: The fluid-driven alteration process creates greisen's distinctive mineral assemblage.

• Oxide mineralRelated: Hydrothermal fluids can precipitate or transform oxide minerals underground.

• GreenschistRelated: Fluid circulation can supply or redistribute elements needed for greenschist minerals.

• EpidoteRelated: Fluids can introduce or redistribute components that precipitate epidote in veins and altered rocks.

• AluniteNarrower topic: Alunite is one product of hydrothermal alteration under acidic, sulfate-rich conditions.

• AllaniteRelated: Fluids can replace or modify allanite during geological alteration.

• HectoriteRelated: Fluid-driven alteration can transform volcanic material into hectorite-bearing deposits.

• Serpentine subgroupRelated: Hydrothermal fluids provide water and transport elements during serpentinization.