Conditions for veining and origin of mineralizing fluids in the Alpi Apuane (NW Tuscany, Italy): Evidence from structural and geochemical analyses on calcite veins hosted in Carrara marbles

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-92

  Vaselli, Luca ^a   Cortecci, Gianni ^a   Tonarini, Sonia ^a   Ottria, Giuseppe ^a   Mussi, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpi Apuane; Carrara marbles; Fluids; Geochemical analysis; Structural analysis; Vein systems

Indexed keywords

ALPI APUANE; CALCITE VEINS; CARRARA MARBLES; CLOSED SYSTEMS; COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES; FAULTING EVENTS; FLUID PRESSURES; FORMATION WATER; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOMETRIC FEATURE; INTERMEDIATE PRINCIPAL STRESS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; LITHOSTATIC PRESSURE; MINERALIZING FLUIDS; MODELING APPROACH; OVERPRESSURE; PORE FLUIDS; STRESS RATIO; TUSCANY , ITALY; VEIN FORMATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CALCITE; FLUIDS; ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MARBLE;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CALCITE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARBLE; MINERALOGY; P-T CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

APENNINES; APUANE ALPS; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84867444027     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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