Quantitative Evaluation of Fluid Flow and Mass/Energy Transport During Contact Metamorphism: Continuing Studies of the Alta Stock Thermal Aureole Alta, Utah

主要研究人员将利用综合岩石学、同位素和数值模拟技术，通过继续对阿尔塔岩体晕的调查，研究流体在接触变质环境中的作用。他们将尝试回答有关流动和质量传输过程、变质含水层的物理/化学性质以及对流动模式和流体-岩石相互作用程度的影响等问题。这项研究将对我们了解冷却岩体周围岩石的物理和化学动力学做出重要贡献。

The principal investigators will study the role of fluids in contact metamorphic environments by continuing their investigation of the Alta stock aureole, using integrated petrologic, isotopic, and numerical modeling techniques. They will attempt to answer questions concerning the processes of flow and mass transport, the physical/chemical properties of the metamorphic aquifer, and the effects on patterns of flow and extent of fluid-rock interaction. This investigation will be an important contribution to our understanding of the physical and chemical dynamics of rocks around a cooling pluton.