Authigenic barites and fluxes of barium associated with fluid seeps in the Peru subduction zone

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 469-481

  Torres, Marta E ^a   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^b   Suess, Erwin ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barites; Peru Chile Trench; Seepage; Vents

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BARITE; BARIUM; COLD SEEPS; COLD VENT; FLUID SEEPAGE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

PACIFIC, PERU MARGIN;

EID: 0030442048     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00163-x     Document Type: Article

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