Chemical and isotopic evidence for sources of fluids in a mud volcano field seaward of the Barbados accretionary wedge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 20325-20345

  Martin, Jonathan B ^a,c   Kastner, Miriam ^a   Henry, Pierre ^b   Le Pichon, Xavier ^b   Lallement, Seigfried ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID VENTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; MUD VOLCANO; MUD VOLCANOES;

ATLANTIC, BARBADOS TRENCH;

EID: 0030441560     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00140     Document Type: Article

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