Metal sources in the Middle Valley massive sulphide deposit, northern Juan de Fuca Ridge: Pb isotope constraints

Chemical Geology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 213-225

  Stuart, Finlay M ^a   Ellam, Robert M ^a   Duckworth, Rowena C ^b  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fluid rock interaction; Lead isotopes; Mid ocean ridges; Sulphides

Indexed keywords

LEAD ISOTOPE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; METALLOGENESIS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0002942335     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00148-X     Document Type: Article

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