Chemical and isotopic (B, Sr) composition of alluvial sediments as archive of a past hydrothermal outflow

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 114-125

  Pennisi, M ^a   Bianchini, G ^b   Kloppmann, W ^c   Muti, A ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d ASA Val di Cornia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alluvial sediments; Boron isotopes; Geochemistry; Geogenic contamination; Geothermal fluids; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORE DEPOSIT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN COAST;

EID: 68749099357     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.05.017     Document Type: Review

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