Fluid mixing and thermal regimes beneath the PACMANUS hydrothermal field, Papua New Guinea: Helium and oxygen isotope data

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Webber, A P ^a   Roberts, S ^a   Burgess, R ^b   Boyce, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Helium isotopes; Hydrothermal; PACMANUS

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE HEATING; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID MIXING; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATIC COMPONENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PACMANUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PLUMBING SYSTEMS; SIMPLE FLUIDS; THERMAL REGIMES; TRAPPING TEMPERATURE; WATER SYSTEM;

HELIUM; INCLUSIONS; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; OXYGEN; PLUMBING; SEAWATER;

FLUIDS;

ANHYDRITE; ARGON; FLUID INCLUSION; HELIUM ISOTOPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PYRITE; SEAWATER; THERMAL REGIME;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 79952622777     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.01.020     Document Type: Article

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