The structure and controls on fluid-rock interactions in ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Constraints from the Troodos ophiolite

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 148, Issue , 1998, Pages 127-152

  Bickle, M J ^a   Teagle, D A H ^b   Beynon, J ^a   Chapman, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0013220505     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.148.01.08     Document Type: Article

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