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Fluids in the Crust pp 1–12Cite as

An introduction to crustal fluids

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Fluids are universally recognized as playing a major role in many geological and geochemical processes in the crust. They act as solvents for the dissolution of metals, and as a medium to transport and concentrate them as ores. At the same time they may fundamentally change the transport properties of their host rocks, by dissolving or infilling pores, or generating hydrofractures. In regions of the crust that are stressed, the presence or absence of fluids exerts a fundamental control on rheology and thus dictates the nature and extent of crustal deformation.

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  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, UK

    B. W. D. Yardley

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Yardley, B.W.D., Shmulovich, K.I. (1994). An introduction to crustal fluids. In: Shmulovich, K.I., Yardley, B.W.D., Gonchar, G.G. (eds) Fluids in the Crust. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1226-0_1

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