Halogens and noble gases in sedimentary formation waters and Zn-Pb deposits: A case study from the Lennard Shelf, Australia

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2089-2100

  Kendrick, M A ^a   Phillips, D ^a   Wallace, M ^a   Miller, J McL ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; AUSTRALIA; ENDMEMBERS; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON CONTENT; MINERALISATION; MIXING PROCESS; NOBLE GAS; ORE FLUIDS; PORE FLUIDS; SATURATED WATER; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY FORMATION; TWO-FLUID; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ARGON; BRINES; BROMINE; DEPOSITS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS; MINERALOGY; MIXING; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZINC;

AIR;

ARGON ISOTOPE; BRINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; FLUID INCLUSION; IODINE; LEAD; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; WALL ROCK; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA; LENNARD SHELF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 82155173494     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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