Sulphur sources for epithermal and mesothermal veins in Cretaceous-Tertiary magmatic-arc rocks, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-63

  Willan, Robert C R ^a   Spiro, Baruch ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andean Orogeny; Isotopes; South Shetland Islands; Sulphur; Veins

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EPITHERMAL VEIN; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MESOTHERMAL VEIN; SULPHUR; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, LIVINGSTON ISLAND;

EID: 0029729644     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.1.0051     Document Type: Article

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