Fluids in early stage hydrothermal alteration of high-sulfidation epithermal systems: A view from the Vulcano active hydrothermal system (Aeolian Island, Italy)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 76-90

  Boyce, Adrian J ^a   Fulignati, Paolo ^b   Sbrana, Alessandro ^b   Fallick, Anthony E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

epithermal systems; high sulfidation; hydrothermal alteration; stable isotopes; Vulcano

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ACID CRATER LAKES; EPITHERMAL SYSTEMS; HIGH-SULFIDATION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LA FOSSA VOLCANO; STABLE ISOTOPES;

VOLCANOES;

ARGILLITE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEGASSING; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VULCANO;

EID: 34548812548     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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