Paleo-fluid composition determined from individual fluid inclusions by Raman and LIBS: Application to mid-proterozoic evaporitic Na-Ca brines (Alligator Rivers Uranium Field, northern territories Australia)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 237, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 240-254

  Derome, Donatienne ^a   Cathelineau, Michel ^a   Fabre, Cécile ^a   Boiron, Marie Christine ^a   Banks, David ^b   Lhomme, Thérèse ^a   Cuney, Michel ^a  

^a CREGU Centre de Recherches sur la Geologie des Matieres Premieres Minerales et Energetiques   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alligator Rivers Uranium Field; Fluid inclusions; LIBS; Raman analysis; System NaCl CaCl2 H2O

Indexed keywords

BRINE; EVAPORITE; FAULT; FLUID COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLIGATOR RIVERS; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ALLIGATOR;

EID: 33846850148     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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