Epithermal Deposit

epithermal deposit

[¦ep·ə′thər·məldə′päz·ət] (geology) Ore deposit formed in and along openings in rocks by deposition at shallow depths from ascending hot solutions.

Epithermal Deposit

 

a type of hydrothermal mineral deposit formed at shallow depths at moderate pressures and comparatively low temperatures (200°–50°C). Epithermal deposits were identified by the American geologist W. Lindgren in 1907.