Hydrogen and oxygen isotope evidence for origin of MVT-forming brines, southern Appalachians

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1513-1523

  Kesler, Stephen E ^a   Vennemann, Torsten W ^a   Frederickson, Christian ^a   Breithaupt, Angela ^a   Vazquez, Rodrigo ^c   Furman, Francis C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRINE; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TYPE DEPOSIT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEAWATER;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0030829557     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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