Fluid migration above a subducted slab - Thermodynamic and trace element modelling of fluid-rock interaction in partially overprinted eclogite-facies rocks (Sesia Zone, Western Alps)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 311, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 287-298

  Konrad Schmolke, Matthias ^a   Zack, Thomas ^b   O'Brien, Patrick J ^a   Barth, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid migration; Fluid rock interaction; Slab mantle interface; Subduction zone; Trace element transport

Indexed keywords

DEFORMED SAMPLES; ELEMENT TRANSFER; FLUID FLUXES; FLUID MIGRATION; FLUID ROCK RATIO; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; GEODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED FLUIDS; METAMORPHIC FLUIDS; MINERAL CORE; MINERAL GROWTH; MYLONITES; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE FLUIDS; TRACE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION;

BUDGET CONTROL; FLUIDS; GEODYNAMICS; LEACHING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BLUESCHIST FACIES; DEFORMATION; ECLOGITE; EPIDOTE; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MYLONITE; SHEAR ZONE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

SESIA;

EID: 80054105917     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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