Fluid-rock interactions in the lower oceanic crust: Thermodynamic models of hydrothermal alteration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 547-575

  McCollom, Thomas M ^a,b   Shock, Everett L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 0000685657     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02603     Document Type: Article

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