Tracing the chemical evolution of fluids during hydrothermal recharge: Constraints from anhydrite recovered in ODP Hole 504B

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 167-182

  Teagle, Damon A H ^a   Alt, Jeffrey C ^a   Halliday, Alex N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhydrite; Fluid dynamics; Hydrothermal systems; Isotopes; Mid ocean ridges; Oceanic crust; Strontium; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ODP; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031819269     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00209-4     Document Type: Article

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