On the redistribution of Pb in the oceanic crust during hydrothermal alteration

Chemical Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Muhe R ^a   Peucker Ehrenbrink, B ^b,c   Devey, C W ^a   Garbe Schonberg D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chile Ridge; Gal pagos Ridge; Geochemistry; Greenstones; Hydrothermal alteration; Mineralogy; Oceanic crust; Pb concentrations

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE; GREENSTONES; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LEAD; OCEAN CRUST; SULPHIDE;

PACIFIC, CHILE RIDGE; PACIFIC, GALAPAGOS RIFT;

EID: 0030773056     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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