Fracture-related hydrothermal alteration of metagranitic rock and associated changes in mineralogy, geochemistry and degree of oxidation: A case study at Forsmark, central Sweden

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-25

  Sandström, Björn ^a   Annersten, Hans ^b   Tullborg, Eva Lena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Terralogica AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chloritization; Element mobility; Forsmark; Granite; Hydrothermal alteration; Plagioclase saussuritization; Red stained rock; Redox; Wall rock alteration

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; POROSITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; WALL ROCK;

FORSMARK; SWEDEN; UPPSALA [SWEDEN];

EID: 77952877117     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0369-1     Document Type: Article

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