Hydrologic segmentation of high-temperature shear zones: Structural, geochemical and isotopic evidence from auriferous mylonites of the Renco mine, Zimbabwe

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 811-829

  Kisters, Alexander F M ^a   Kolb, Jochen ^a   Meyer, F Michael ^a   Hoernes, Stephan ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Mineralogisch Petrologisches Inst   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; MYLONITE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GOLD; MINERALIZATION; MYLONITE; SHEAR ZONE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034068134     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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