The origin and migration of mud volcano fluids in Taiwan: Evidence from hydrogen, oxygen, and strontium isotopic compositions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-51

  Chao, Hung Chun ^a,b   You, Chen Feng ^a   Liu, Hou Chun ^a   Chung, Chuan Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ILLITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MUD VOLCANO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SMECTITE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84877150445     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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