Massive barite deposits in the convergent margin off Peru: Implications for fluid circulation within subduction zones

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1233-1245

  Aquilina, L ^a,c   Dia, A N ^a,d   Boulegue J ^a   Bourgois, J ^b   Fouillac, A M ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGINS; FLUID CIRCULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

PACIFIC, PERU MARGIN;

EID: 0030913053     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00402-4     Document Type: Article

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