The genesis of the amethyst geodes at Artigas (Uruguay) and the paleohydrology of the Guaraní aquifer: Structural, geochemical, oxygen, carbon, strontium isotope and fluid inclusion study

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 927-947

  Morteani, Giulio ^a   Kostitsyn, Y ^b   Preinfalk, C ^b   Gilg, H A ^c  

^a Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amethyst; Artigas; Carbon and strontium isotopes; Fluid inclusions; Guaran aquifer; Paran flood basalt province; Stable oxygen; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

AMETHYST; ARTESIAN WELL; CARBON ISOTOPE; CELADONITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOOD BASALT; FLUID INCLUSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; FORMATION WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PETROGENESIS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARTIGAS [URUGUAY]; GUARANI AQUIFER; URUGUAY;

EID: 77952423401     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0439-z     Document Type: Article

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