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Wall-rock Alteration

Wall-Rock Alteration is a geological process denoting the chemical and mineralogical modification of country rock adjacent to a hydrothermal ore body, driven by the interaction with hydrothermal fluids during ore genesis.

204

Publications

8.6K

Citations

575

Authors

246

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

21

Variants

Wall Rock Alteration

Parents

Publications

204

Chemical aspects of hydrothermal alteration with emphasis on hydrogen metasomatism

J. J. Hemley, W. R. Jones · Economic Geology · 1964 · 392 citations

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Wall-rock alteration and hydrothermal flow paths about the Ann-Mason porphyry copper deposit, Nevada; a 6-km vertical reconstruction

John H. Dilles, Marco T. Einaudi · Economic Geology · 1992 · 294 citations

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On the emplacement of tabular granites

Alexander R. Cruden · Journal of the Geological Society · 1998 · 274 citations

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Rates of processes in magmatic arcs: implications for the timing and nature of pluton emplacement and wall rock deformation

Scott R. Paterson, Othmar T. Tobisch · Journal of Structural Geology · 1992 · 174 citations

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Thermal limitations on incorporation of wall rock into magma

Allen F. Glazner · Geology · 2007 · 144 citations

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Authors

575

  1. DI
    David I. Groves

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    5 publications · 316 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. AE
    Anthony E. Williams‐Jones

    McGill University, Canada

    4 publications · 129 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. CM
    C. Meyer

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SR
    Spencer R. Titley

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 87 citations

    3

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  5. RM
    Robert Moritz

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    3 publications · 66 citations

    3

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Institutions

246

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    664 citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    275 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    257 citations

  4. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    123 citations

  5. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    138 citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    424 citations

  7. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    415 citations

  8. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    526 citations

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Venues

  1. Economic Geology

    83 publications · 4.1K citations

    36

    h-index

  2. Journal of Petrology

    11 publications · 468 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Mineralium Deposita

    6 publications · 157 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

    4 publications · 138 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Journal of Structural Geology

    4 publications · 403 citations

    4

    h-index

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