18O/16O evidence for contrasting hydrothermal regimes involving magmatic and meteoric-hydrothermal waters at the Valhalla metamorphic core complex, British Columbia

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1063-1078

  Holk, Gregory J ^a   Taylor Jr , Hugh P ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; ISOTOPES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; QUARTZ; SHALE; TECTONICS;

DETACHMENT FAULT; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL WATERS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; UPPER PLATE;

OXYGEN;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FELDSPAR; GRANODIORITE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LODE DEPOSIT; MAGMATISM; MODELING; MYLONITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PLUTON; QUARTZ; SHEAR ZONE;

ARROW LAKES RESERVOIR; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SLOCAN LAKE;

EID: 40649093378     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.6.1063     Document Type: Article

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