Do fluid inclusions preserve δ18O values of hydrothermal fluids in epithermal systems over geological time? Evidence from paleo- and modern geothermal systems, Milos island, Aegean Sea

Chemical Geology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 143-159

  Naden, J ^a,b   Kilias, S P ^a   Leng, M J ^b   Cheliotis, I ^c   Shepherd, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Inst of Geology/Mineral Exploration   (Greece)

Author keywords

Active Aegean arc; Epithermal mineralisation; Fluid inclusions; Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GOLD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION;

CYCLADES; GREECE; MILOS ISLAND;

EID: 0037800336     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00289-9     Document Type: Article

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