Answer to Question #219026 in General Chemistry for Sampson Nsiah

Question

1. Explain Ni and Fe enrichment in olivine-rich layers in mafic and ultramafic intrusions. 2. Show why hydrothermal ore deposits in an area occur as stockwork systems and in brittle structures

Answer 1

Hydrothermal mineral deposit, any concentration of metallic minerals formed by the precipitation of solids from hot mineral-laden water (hydrothermal solution). The solutions are thought to arise in most cases from the action of deeply circulating water heated by magma.