magmatic-segregation deposit
magmatic-segregation deposit Concentration of particular minerals in different parts of a magma chamber during consolidation, by gravity settling, filter pressing, flow, fractional crystallization, liquid immiscibility, or gas transference; for example, the accumulation of heavy minerals such as chromite and magnetite by gravity settling.
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