Cu-rich scales in the Reykjanes geothermal system, Iceland

Economic Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1143-1155

  Hardardóttir, Vigdís ^a   Hannington, Mark ^a   Hedenquist, Jeffrey ^a   Kjarsgaard, Ingrid ^b   Hoal, Karin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Consulting Mineralogist ^*  (Canada)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SMOKERS; CONDUCTIVE COOLING; EXSOLUTION; FINE GRAINS; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GOLD AND SILVER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ICELANDS; INTER-GROWTHS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; QUENCHED LIQUID; RESERVOIR LIQUIDS; SEA FLOOR; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; VAPOR PHASE;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FLOORS; FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; GOLD DEPOSITS; HOT SPRINGS; MINERALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORIFICES; SEAWATER; SILVER; SOLIDIFICATION; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY; VENTS; ZINC SULFIDE;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

BLACK SMOKER; BORNITE; CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER; GALENA; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SPHALERITE;

ICELAND; REYKJANES PENINSULA;

EID: 78751562558     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1143     Document Type: Article

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