Mississippi Valley-type deposits: Products of brine expulsion by eustatically induced hydrocarbon...

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Title: Mississippi Valley-type deposits: Products of brine expulsion by eustatically induced hydrocarbon...
Authors: Eisenlohr, Burkhard N., Tompkins, Linda A.
Source: Geology. Apr94, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p315. 4p. 2 Diagrams.
Subject Terms: *Mineralogy, *Sediments
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: Examines the Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) mineralization in the Lennard Shelf, Canning Basin, Australia. Effects of MVT on the mechanisms of fluid flow; Precipitation of MVT deposits from overpressured brines; Characterization of the depositions; Induction of hydrocarbon gas maturation; Effects of hydrocarbon generation on MVT mineralization.
Database: Energy & Power Source
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Abstract:Examines the Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) mineralization in the Lennard Shelf, Canning Basin, Australia. Effects of MVT on the mechanisms of fluid flow; Precipitation of MVT deposits from overpressured brines; Characterization of the depositions; Induction of hydrocarbon gas maturation; Effects of hydrocarbon generation on MVT mineralization.
ISSN:00917613
DOI:10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0315:MVTDPO>2.3.CO;2