Geochemistry of basalts from the Hayes Transform region of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 5305-5329

  Smith, Susan E ^a   Casey, John F ^a   Bryan, Wilfred B ^b   Dmitriev, Leonid ^c   Silantyev, Sergei ^c   Magakyan, Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0001347177     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03208     Document Type: Article

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