Helium and oxygen isotope analyses of hydrothermal fluids from the East Pacific Rise between 17°S and 19°S

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-219

  Jean Baptiste, P ^a   Dapoigny, A ^a   Stievenard, M ^a   Charlou, J L ^b   Fouquet, Y ^b   Donval, J P ^b   Auzende, J M ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OXYGEN; WATER/ROCK INTERACTION;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0031413815     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050029     Document Type: Article

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