Radiochronological investigation of hydrothermal deposits from the MESO zone, Central Indian Ridge

Marine Geology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 243-254

  Lalou, Claude ^a   Münch, Ute ^b   Halbach, Peter ^b   Reyss, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Indian Ridge; Hydrothermal activity; Jasper; Radiochronology; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MINERALIZATION; QUATERNARY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032145285     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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