Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or resulting from pneumatolysis or the action of gases contained in molten rock-magmas. The vapors or gases escaping from molten magmas may act as mineralizers in adjacent rocks and be a source of some ore deposits.
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It is probable that the temperature was so high as to cause the solutions to be gaseous rather than liquid, and that what have been called "pneumatolytic" conditions prevailed; but evidence to decide this question is not at present available.
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