Fluid flow associated with silicic lava domes and faults, Ohaaki hydrothermal field, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 204, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 12-26

  Rissmann, Clinton ^a   Nicol, Andrew ^b   Cole, Jim ^a   Kennedy, Ben ^a   Fairley, Jerry ^c   Christenson, Bruce ^b   Leybourne, Matthew ^b   Milicich, Sarah ^b   Ring, Uwe ^a   Gravley, Darren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cementation and sealing by hydrothermal minerals; Faults; Fluid flow; Hydrothermal; Lava domes; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ERUPTIVE VENTS; FAULTS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL MINERALS; HYDROTHERMAL SEALING; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LAVA DOME; MASS FLOW; NEW ZEALAND; PERMEABILITY STRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; SILICIC LAVAS; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; VOLCANIC CONDUIT;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); DOMES; FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; SHEAR FLOW; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CEMENTATION; FAULT; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LAVA DOME; PERMEABILITY; SEALING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANIC ASH;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 79959223088     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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