Granite-related overpressure and volatile release in the mid crust: Fluidized breccias from the Cloncurry District, Australia

Geofluids

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 346-358

  Oliver, N H S ^a   Rubenach, M J ^a   Fu, B ^a,b   Baker, T ^a   Blenkinsop, T G ^a   Cleverley, J S ^a   Marshall, L J ^a   Ridd, P J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Fragmentation; Granite; Hydrothermal; Iron oxide copper gold; Overpressure; Particle transport

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; BRECCIA; CLAST; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUIDIZATION; GRANITE; MAGMA; OVERPRESSURE; SCHIST; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 34047217976     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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