Fluid flow and the heart mountain fault: A stable isotopic, fluid inclusion, and geochronologic study

Geofluids

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-32

  Douglas, Thomas A ^a   Chamberlain, C P ^a   Poage, M A ^a   Abruzzese, M ^a   Shultz, S ^a   Henneberry, J ^a   Layer, P ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochemistry; Heart Mountain fault; New World Mine; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULT; EOCENE; FAULT SLIP; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IGNEOUS INTRUSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037656495     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-8123.2003.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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