Radioisotopic studies of submarine hydrothermal vents

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 349-366

  Kadko, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOISOTOPES; RESIDENCE TIME; SEA FLOOR; SEAFLOOR SULPHIDE DEPOSITS; SUBMARINE VENT; SULPHIDE;

CARBON; DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOT SPRINGS; MINERAL RESOURCES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; VENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL AREAS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOISOTOPES; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE; SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030428063     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RG01762     Document Type: Article

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