Intracratonic crustal seawater circulation and the genesis of subseafloor zinc-lead mineralization in the Irish orefield

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 805-808

  Wilkinson, J J ^a   Everett, C E ^a   Boyce, A J ^b   Gleeson, S A ^c,d   Rye, D M ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine; Crust; Ireland; Mineralization; Seawater; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL SEAWATER CIRCULATION; MINERALIZATION; ORE FLUIDS;

BRINES; COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

SEAWATER;

HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORE-FORMING FLUID; ZINC;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 26844523114     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21740.1     Document Type: Article

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