Coupled heat and fluid flow modeling of the Carboniferous Kuna Basin, Alaska: Implications for the genesis of the Red Dog Pb-Zn-Ag-Ba ore district

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 215-219

  Garven, Grant ^a   Raffensperger, Jeff P ^b   Dumoulin, Julie A ^b   Bradley, Dwight A ^b   Young, Lome E ^c   Kelley, Karen D ^d   Leach, David L ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c US Geological Survey ^*  (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin hydrogeology; Free convection; Normal faults; Stratiform ores

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; ORES; PRECIPITATES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SULFUR;

BASIN HYDROGEOLOGY; NORMAL FAULTS; STRATIFORM ORES; TURBIDITES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BARIUM; BRINE; CARBONIFEROUS; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; LEAD; NORMAL FAULT; ORE DEPOSIT; PARAGENESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SILVER; SULFUR; ZINC;

ALASKA; BROOKS RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; RED DOG MINE; UNITED STATES;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; KUNA;

EID: 15744394495     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00109-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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