From granulite fluids to quartz-carbonate megashear zones: The gold rush
At peak granulite-facies metamorphic conditions, lower continental crust is arguably fluxed by large amounts of two key low water activity fluids: (i) high-density CO2 and/or (ii) concentrated saline solutions. These fluids are either internally-derived, generated by mineral reactions or dehydration...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987114000589 |