Hydrothermal vein formation by extension-driven dewatering of the middle crust: An example from SW Germany

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 387-395

  Staude, Sebastian ^a   Bons, Paul D ^a   Markl, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black Forest; extension; fluid ascent; hydrothermal ore; mineralization; Schwarzwald

Indexed keywords

BLACK FOREST; EXTENSION; HYDROTHERMAL ORE; MINERALIZATION; SCHWARZWALD;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEPOSITS; FLUIDS; HEATING; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE DEPOSITS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CRUSTAL THINNING; DECOMPRESSION; DENUDATION; DEWATERING; EXHUMATION; EXTENSION; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID PRESSURE; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TECTONIC SETTING;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 70249104977     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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