Stable isotopic evidence for limited fluid flow through dolomitic marble in the Adamello contact aureole, Cima Uzza, Italy

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 853-872

  Gerdes, Martha L ^a,b   Baumgartner, Lukas P ^a,c   Valley, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adamello; Contact metamorphism; Dolomitic marble; Fluid flow; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID FLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARBLE;

ALPS; CIMA UZZA; ITALY;

EID: 0032852714     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.6.853     Document Type: Article

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