A simple mechanism for mid-crustal shear zones to record surface-derived fluid signatures

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 711-714

  Raimondo, Tom ^a,b   Clark, Chris ^c   Hand, Martin ^b   Cliff, John ^d   Anczkiewicz, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL MAPPING; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; FLUID-TRANSPORT MODEL; ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; LU-HF GEOCHRONOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SURFACE EXPOSURE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; WEATHERING;

GARNETS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DELAMERIAN OROGENY; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; ION MICROPROBE; LUTETIUM; METAMORPHISM; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; P-T CONDITIONS; PORPHYROBLAST; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHEAR ZONE;

AUSTRALIA; CURNAMONA PROVINCE;

EID: 84878206109     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34043.1     Document Type: Article

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