Numerical investigation of transient hydrothermal processes around intrusions: Heat-transfer and fluid-circulation controlled mineralization patterns

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-83

  Eldursi, Khalifa ^a   Branquet, Yannick ^a   Guillou Frottier, Laurent ^b   Marcoux, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

hydrothermal processes; magmatic intrusion; mineralization; numerical modelling; permeability depth curve; rock alteration index

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES; MAGMATIC INTRUSION; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PERMEABILITY-DEPTH CURVE; ROCK ALTERATION INDEX;

CAPILLARITY; DEPOSITS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDS; GOLD DEPOSITS; GRANITE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AUREOLE; DEPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; FLUID FLOW; GOLD; GRANITE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MINERALIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORE DEPOSIT; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 70350774048     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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