Chemistry of ore-forming fluids and mineral formation rates in an active hydrothermal sulfide deposit on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1147-1150

  James, Rachael H ^a,b   Elderfield, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RARE EARTHS; SILICA; SMOKE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC DEPOSITS;

BLACK SMOKERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; MINERAL FORMATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; SULFIDE ORES;

ORES;

ANHYDRITE; BLACK SMOKER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EFFLUENT; MAGNITUDE; MIXING; ORE-FORMING FLUID; OXIDATION; SEAWATER; SULFIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL MOUND; HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS; MINERAL FORMATION; MINERALIZING FLUID; SULPHIDE DEPOSITS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; ATLANTIC; TAG FIELD;

EID: 0030438768     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<1147:COOFFA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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