Key factors controlling massive graphite deposition in volcanic settings: An example of a self-organized critical system

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-277

  Luque, F J ^a   Ortega, L ^a   Barrenechea, J F ^a   Huizenga, J M ^b   Millward, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; CARBON SUPERSATURATION; COMPLEX INTERACTION; DEGASSING PROCESS; DRIVING FORCES; EXSOLUTION; GRAPHITE DEPOSITS; GRAPHITE PRECIPITATION; HIGH CARBON CONTENT; HYDRATION REACTION; LOW CARBON; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SELF-ORGANIZED CRITICAL; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENT; VOLCANIC SETTINGS;

DEGASSING; DEPOSITS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MINERALOGY; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

GRAPHITE;

DEPOSITION; GRAPHITE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; VOLCANIC SOIL;

BORROWDALE; CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861180445     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492011-069     Document Type: Article

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