Up-temperature flow of surface-derived fluids in the mid-crust: The role of pre-orogenic burial of hydrated fault rocks

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-387

  Clark, Christopher ^a   Hand, M ^a   Faure, K ^b   Mumm, A Schmidt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delamerian; Fluid flow; Geochronology; Shear zones; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CRUST; DEFORMATION; DELAMERIAN OROGENY; FLUID FLOW; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745016246     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2006.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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