A multidisciplinary approach to understanding carbonate deposition under tectonically controlled hydrothermal circulation: A case study from a recent travertine mound in the Euganean hydrothermal system, northern Italy

Sedimentology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 172-199

  Pola, Marco ^a   Gandin, Anna ^b   Tuccimei, Paola ^c   Soligo, Michele ^c   Deiana, Rita ^a   Fabbri, Paolo ^a   Zampieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dilational stepover; Euganean hydrothermal system; Isotope geochemistry; Resistivity measurements; Travertine depositional facies; Travitonics

Indexed keywords

DILATIONAL STEPOVER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; TRAVERTINE DEPOSITIONAL FACIES; TRAVITONICS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LIME; LIMESTONE;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; THERMAL SPRING; TRAVERTINE;

ITALY; PADOVA; VENETO;

EID: 84891372269     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12069     Document Type: Article

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