Geological fluid
Hypersaline brine
A high-salinity aqueous liquid, whether separated from a magmatic fluid as pressure falls or derived by evaporation in a sedimentary basin. Its dissolved chloride is what allows it to carry base metals in quantity.
Classification
- fluid origin
- magmatic
- phase state
- brine
In the knowledge graph
- Hypersaline brine is the transport medium for Porphyry copper system
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