REE and HFSE mobility due to protracted flow of basinal brines in the mesoproterozoic Belt-Purcell Supergroup, Laurentia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 291-307

  González Álvarez, Ignacio ^a,b   Kerrich, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basinal brines; Belt Purcell Supergroup; Precambrian; Sedimentary rocks; Trace element mobility

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; BRINE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LAURENTIA; PRECAMBRIAN; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SANDSTONE; TITANITE; TRACE ELEMENT; WEATHERING; ZIRCON;

EID: 76049104907     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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