Computational modelling of hydrothermal ore-forming fluid migration in complex earth structures

Computer Applications in the Minerals Industries

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 115-120

  Yang, Jianwen ^a   Large, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID MIGRATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER DRILLING;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 0035786540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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