Fluid chemistry of Archean seafloor hydrothermal vents: Implications for the composition of circa 3.2 Ga seawater

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 4025-4042

  De Ronde, Cornel E J ^a,d   Channer, Dominic M Der ^b,e   Faure, Kevin ^c   Bray, Colin J ^b   Spooner, Edward T C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e Toco Mining   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; FLUID CHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SEAWATER; VENTING;

SOUTH AFRICA, BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0031425346     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00205-6     Document Type: Article

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