Vein assemblages and fluid evolution in 18 O-depleted Neoproterozoic igneous rocks of the Mira terrane, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 1 This article is one of a series of papers published in CJES Special Issue: In honour of Ward Neale on the theme of Appalachian and Grenvillian geology. 2 Laboratory for Stable Isotope Science (LSIS) Contribution 251.

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Potter, Joanna, Longstaffe, Frederick J., Barr, Sandra M.
• Other Authors: Murphy, Brendan J.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2012
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Breton Island; Mira
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e11-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/e11-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e11-074

Fluids responsible for regional 18 O-depletion of Neoproterozoic igneous rocks in Avalonia are investigated here through a petrographic, microthermometric, and stable isotopic examination of fluid inclusions and minerals from the abundant vein networks of the Mira terrane, Cape Breton Island. Six ca...