Seafloor gravity evidence for hydrothermal alteration of the sediments in Middle Valley, Juan de Fuca Ridge

Marine Geology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 99-111

  Ballu, Valérie S ^a   Hildebrand, John A ^a   Webb, Spahr C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity methods and surveys; Hydrothermal alteration; Hydrothermal processes; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Mineral deposits

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; SEDIMENT; SPREADING CENTRE;

EID: 0031735644     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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