Calibration of Br/Cl fractionation during subcritical phase separation of seawater: Possible halite at 9 to 10°N East Pacific Rise

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2849-2854

  Berndt, Michael E ^a   Seyfried Jr , William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BR/CL; BROMINE; CHLORINE; FRACTIONATION; HALITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; PHASE SEPARATION; SEA WATER; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0031453077     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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