Dissolved and participate trace metals in hydrothermal plumes at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3499-3502

  James, R H ^a,b   Elderfield, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; SEAWATER; TRACE ANALYSIS; BUOYANCY; DISSOLUTION;

HYDROTHERMAL INJECTION; HYDROTHERMAL PLUMES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL PLUMES; SEAWATER; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

BUOYANT PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMALLY; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; PARTICULATE TRACE METALS; SEAWATER SAMPLES; TRACE METAL;

EID: 0030292250     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01588     Document Type: Article

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