Geochemical diversity of the large lava field on the flank of the East Pacific Rise at 8°17′S

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 241-251

  Hall, Linda S ^a   Sinton, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Geochemistry; Mid ocean ridge basalts; Vents

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; LAVA FLOWS; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MORB; SEAMOUNT;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0029839407     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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