Nitrogen geochemistry as a tracer of fluid flow in a hydrothermal vent complex in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 4929-4947

  Svensen, Henrik ^a   Bebout, Gray ^b   Kronz, Andreas ^c   Li, Long ^b   Planke, Sverre ^a,d   Chevallier, Luc ^e   Jamtveit, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Forskningsparken   (Norway)

^e Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; NITROGEN; PHREATIC ZONE; TRACER;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52749098732     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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