Meteoric fluid infiltration in the middle crust during shearing: Examples from the Arunta Inlier, central Australia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 69-70, Issue , 2000, Pages 333-337

  Read, C M ^a   Cartwright, I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metamorphism; Meteoric fluids; Oxygen isotopes; Shearing

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM; METEORIC FLUID;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXYGEN; PETROLOGY; SHEARING;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHISM; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034210892     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00134-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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