Geochemical study of calcite veins in the Silurian and Devonian of the Barrandian Basin (Czech Republic): Evidence for widespread post-Variscan fluid flow in the central part of the Bohemian Massif

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 201-219

  Suchy, V ^a   Heijlen, W ^b   Sykorova, I ^c   Muchez, Ph ^b   Dobes, P ^d   Hladikova, J ^d   Jackova, I ^d   Safanda, J ^e   Zeman, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^d CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^e GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Barrandian basin; Bohemian massif; Calcite cements; Fluid flow; Fluid inclusions; Stable isotopes; Tectonic veins; Variscan orogeny

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CEMENT; DEVONIAN; FLUID FLOW; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; SILURIAN; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 0034653252     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00136-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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