A model of boiling for fluid inclusion studies: Application to the Bolaños Ag-Au-Pb-Zn epithermal deposit, Western Mexico

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-125

  Canet, Carles ^a   Franco, Sara I ^a   Prol Ledesma, Rosa María ^a   González Partida, Eduardo ^b   Villanueva Estrada, Ruth Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Boiling evidence; Enthalpy balance; Epithermal veins; Fluid inclusion microthermometry; Hydrothermal system; Paleo depth calculation

Indexed keywords

ENTHALPY BALANCE; EPITHERMAL VEINS; FLUID INCLUSION MICROTHERMOMETRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PALEO-DEPTH CALCULATION;

BIOLOGY; DEPOSITS; FLUIDS; GOLD COATINGS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAD; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SILVER ALLOYS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEAM; ZINC;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ENTHALPY; EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; FLUID INCLUSION; GOLD; HEAT BALANCE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LEAD; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; SALINITY; SILVER; ZINC;

EID: 79960646479     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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