Geochemistry of highly saline fluids in siliciclastic sequences: Genetic implications for post-variscan fluid flow in the moravosilesian palaeozoic of the Czech Republic

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-284

  Kučera, Jan ^a   Muchez, Philippe ^b   Slobodník, Marek ^a   Prochaska, Walter ^c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dolomite veins; Fluid chemistry; Moravo Silesian Palaeozoic; Sedimentary sequences; Stable isotopes; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INCLUSION; HOMOGENEITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOZOIC; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STABLE ISOTOPE; VEIN (GEOLOGY); WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CZECH REPUBLIC; MORAVSKOSLEZSKY; NIZKY JESENIK HILLS; POLAND; SLASKIE; UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN;

EID: 79959896665     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0387-z     Document Type: Article

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