Journal article
Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era
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.
Authors
Holland G; Lollar BS; Li L; Lacrampe-Couloume G; Slater GF; Ballentine CJ
Journal
Nature, Vol. 497, No. 7449, pp. 357–360
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
5 2013
DOI
10.1038/nature12127
ISSN
0028-0836