Magnitude and geometry of reactive fluid flow from direct inversion of spatial patterns of geochemical alteration

American Journal of Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 793-832

  Wing, Boswell A ^a   Ferry, John M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMETRY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNITUDE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 35248894803     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/05.2007.02     Document Type: Article

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