Tracing fluid pathways in fossil hydrothermal systems with near-infrared spectroscopy

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 597-600

  van Ruitenbeek, Frank J A ^a   Cudahy, Thomas ^b   Hale, Martin ^a   van der Meer, Freek D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal fluids; Hydrothermal systems; Near infrared spectra; White mica

Indexed keywords

FLUID PATHWAYS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; WHITE MICA;

FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICA; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FLUIDS;

ARCHEAN; FLUID FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 21944439622     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21375.1     Document Type: Article

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