An active amagmatic hydrothermal system: The Paralana hot springs, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 35-64

  Brugger, Joël ^a,b   Long, Ngaire ^c   McPhail, D C ^d   Plimer, Ian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epithermal system; Geochemical numerical modelling; Hot springs; Mt. Painter Domain, Northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia; Uranium deposits; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM; THERMAL SPRING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; FLINDERS RANGE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 26844468511     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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