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  • Hydrothermal Activity
  • Cementation
  • Recrystallization
  • Evaporation
  • Solidification
  • Ore Mineral
  • Gangue Mineral
  • Ore
  • Process of mineral formation associated with hot waters 50 - 400°C circulating in the Earth’s crust
  • Process of mineral formation associated with the lithification of sedimentary rocks
  • Process of mineral formation associated with contact and regional metamorphism
  • Process by which minerals may be precipitated from sea water
  • Process of mineral formation associated with the cooling and crystallization of lava and magma
  • The valuable part of the ore from which a metal can be extracted
  • The worthless part of the ore which is discarded on spoil heaps
  • A mixture of valuable ore mineral and worthless gangue mineral