Fluid flow and Al transport during quartz-kyanite vein formation, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-39

  Bucholz, C E ^a   Ague, J J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; High P metamorphism; Mass transfer; Scotland; Veins

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; KYANITE; MASS BALANCE; MASS TRANSFER; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ VEIN; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNST;

SAXA;

EID: 73549111790     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2009.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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