Fluids associated with hydrothermal dolomitization in St. George Group, western Newfoundland, Canada

Geofluids

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-437

  Conliffe, J ^a   Azmy, K ^a   Gleeson, S A ^b   Lavoie, D ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crush leach; Fluid inclusions; Hydrothermal dolomite; Newfoundland

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBONATE ROCK; DEVONIAN; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; PETROGENESIS; PETROLEUM; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 77955747783     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2010.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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