Geochemistry of hydrothermal sediments from ODP Sites 834 and 835 in the Lau Basin, southwest Pacific

Marine Geology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 237-268

  Cronan, D S ^a   Hodkinson, R A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Hydrothermal; Lau Basin; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS; HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENT; METALLIFEROUS SEDIMENTS; MID OCEAN RIDGE; ODP LEG 135; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC, LAU BASIN, ODP SITE 834; PACIFIC, LAU BASIN, ODP SITE 835;

EID: 0030722917     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00071-6     Document Type: Article

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