CO2 degassing and trapping during hydrothermal cycles related to Gondwana rifting in eastern Australia

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5444-5466

  Uysal, I Tonguç ^a   Golding, Suzanne D ^a   Bolhar, Robert ^a   Zhao, Jian xin ^a   Feng, Yue xing ^a   Baublys, Kim A ^a   Greig, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKERITE; AUTHIGENESIS; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CLASTIC ROCK; CLAY MINERAL; DEGASSING; GONDWANA; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ILLITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RIFTING; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; DENISON TROUGH; GUNNEDAH BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 80052286502     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.018     Document Type: Article

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