Hydrothermal dolomites in SW Sardinia (Italy): Evidence for a widespread late-Variscan fluid flow event

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 181-200

  Boni, M ^a   Parente, G ^a   Bechstadt T ^b   De Vivo, B ^c   Iannace, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epigenesis; Paleofluid flow; Saddle dolomite; Sardinia; Variscan; Zebra dolomite

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; FLUID FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY;

ITALY;

EID: 0034653240     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00131-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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