Silver in sulfide chimneys and mounds from 13°N and 21°N, East Pacific Rise

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 697-716

  Moss, Roger ^a   Scott, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chimneys; East Pacific Rise; Hydrothermal; Mounds; Seafloor; Silver; Sulfides; Vents

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL VENTING; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; MINERALIZATION; SILVER; SULPHIDES;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0030433737     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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