Low-temperature fluid flow through sulfidic sediments from TAG: Modification of fluid chemistry and alteration of mineral deposits

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3495-3498

  Mills, Rachel A ^a   Clayton, Trevor ^a   Alt, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; MANGANESE; MINERAL RESOURCES; ORE DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; BASALT; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONDUCTION; IRON OXIDES; MASS TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES;

BLACK SMOKERS; CONDUCTIVE COOLING; FLUID CHEMISTRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE ALTERATIONS; SULFIDIC SEDIMENTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

ACTIVE VENTING; CHEMICAL FLUX; CONDUCTIVE COOLING; LOW TEMPERATURE FLUID FLOW; SULFIDIC SEDIMENTS;

ALTERATION; DEPOSIT ALTERATION; FLUID CHEMISTRY; FLUID FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SULPHIDIC SEDIMENT; SULPHIDIC SEDIMENTS;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, TAG FIELD;

EID: 0030291968     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02885     Document Type: Article

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