Hydrothermal venting within a coral reef ecosystem, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 435-438

  Pichler, Thomas ^a   Dix, George R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; REEFS;

CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENT; METEORIC WATERS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SR ISOTOPE RATIO; SUBSURFACE WATERS; VOLCANIC ISLANDS; CORAL GROWTH; OXYHYDROXIDES; SHALLOW WATERS; VOLCANICLASTICS;

STRONTIUM; IRON COMPOUNDS;

ARAGONITE; CORAL REEF; DISCHARGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; SALINITY; CALCITE; CORAL GROWTH; CORAL REEFS; HYDROTHERMAL VENTING; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SHALLOW-WATER;

AMBITLE ISLAND; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; FENI ISLANDS; NEW IRELAND [(PRV) PAPUA NEW GUINEA]; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0029753707     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0435:HVWACR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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