Massive sulfide chimneys from the east pacific rise at 7°24’s and 16°43’s

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-66

  Roonwal, G ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; East Pacific Rise; Formation temperature; Massive sulfides

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLIZATION; IMPREGNATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SOLUTIONS;

BLACK SMOKERS; CHALCOPYRITE SCAVENGES; EAST PACIFIC RISE; EMANATION; EPITHERMAL IMPREGNATION; HYDROTHERMAL FIELDS; IRON SULFIDE; MASSIVE SULFIDE CHIMNEYS; MULTIVARIATE FACTOR ANALYSIS; SULFIDE MINERALIZATION;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

BLACK SMOKER; BLACK SMOKERS; CHALCOPYRITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL CHIMNEYS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MASSIVE SULPHIDE; PYRITE; SPHALERITE; SULPHIDE DEPOSITS;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0030767390     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641199709379934     Document Type: Article

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