Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era

G. Holland, B. Sherwood Lollar, L. Li, G. Lacrampe-Couloume, G. F. Slater and C. J. Ballentine ()
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G. Holland: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
B. Sherwood Lollar: University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada
L. Li: University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada
G. Lacrampe-Couloume: University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3B1, Canada
G. F. Slater: School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
C. J. Ballentine: School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Nature, 2013, vol. 497, issue 7449, 357-360

Abstract: Xenon isotopic analysis shows that ancient pockets of water found in a mine in Timmins, Canada, have survived in the Earth’s crust for at least 1.5 billion years.

Date: 2013
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