Geological process
Fluid phase separation
Also known as Boiling, Phase separation
The splitting of a single supercritical fluid into a dense brine and a low-density vapour as pressure falls. The two phases partition metals and sulfur differently, so where separation happens matters to what is deposited.
In the knowledge graph
- Fluid phase separation is a depositional mechanism for Porphyry copper system
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