Paleo water-rock interaction determined through isotopic tracing (Sr, O, C, U) in fracture-fill minerals: Evidence from the Vienne granitoids (France)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-37

  Négrel, Philippe ^a   Casanova, Joël ^a   Bourguignon, Anne ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; ISOTOPIC TRACING; RESIDENCE TIME; SR ISOTOPE RATIO; U-SERIES DISEQUILIBRIA; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

BUILDINGS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; IRON COMPOUNDS; STRONTIUM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRYSTALLINITY; GROUNDWATER; INTERGLACIAL; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MINERAL; OXIDE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

FRANCE;

EID: 84878658070     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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