A trace element study of siderite-jasper banded iron formation in the 3.45 Ga Warrawoona Group, Pilbara Craton - Formation from hydrothermal fluids and shallow seawater

Precambrian Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 93-114

  Bolhar, Robert ^a   Van Kranendonk, Martin J ^b   Kamber, Balz S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Banded iron formation; Caldera; Hydrothermal fluids; Panorama Formation; Pilbara Granite Greenstone Terrain; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EUROPIUM; GADOLINIUM; IRON; LANTHANUM; SEA WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; YTTRIUM;

ARCHEAN; BANDED IRON FORMATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAWATER; YTTRIUM;

ACIDITY; ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; GRANITE; LIGHT; LIQUID; PRECIPITATION; SEA LEVEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ARCHAEA; PILBARA;

EID: 17444387759     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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