Fluid migration and rock interactions during dolomitisation of the Dinantian Irish Midlands and Dublin Basin

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 69-70, Issue , 2000, Pages 159-164

  Wright, W R ^a   Johnson, A W ^b   Shelton, K L ^b   Somerville, I D ^a   Gregg, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Dolomite; Fluid flow; Fluid inclusions; Isotopes; Zn Pb

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; DOLOMITISATION; FLUID INCLUSIONS; GEOGRAPHIC CONTROLS;

DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID FLOW; IRELAND; KINETIC MODEL; MINERALIZATION; ROCK;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRANITE; ISOTOPES; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBONIFEROUS; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID FLOW; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

IRELAND;

EID: 0034210889     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00019-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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