Genesis of zebra dolomites (Cathedral Formation: Canadian Cordillera Fold and Thrust Belt, British Columbia)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2003, Pages 571-577

  Swennen, R ^a   Vandeginste, V ^a   Ellam, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focalised fluid flow; Overpressured systems; Stable isotopes; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURING FLUIDS; RADIOGENIC GASES; SALINE WATER;

DOLOMITES; FOCALISED FLUID FLOW; OVERPRESSURED SYSTEMS; RADIOGENIC FLUIDS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CAMBRIAN; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID FLOW; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HOST ROCK; MINERALIZATION; NORMAL FAULT; OVERPRESSURE; PETROGENESIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS;

EID: 20744438035     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(03)00065-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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