Early establishment of seafloor hydrothermal systems during structural extension: Paleomagnetic evidence from the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-235

  Varga, Robert J ^a   Gee, Jeff S ^b   Bettison Varga, Lori ^a   Anderson, Robert S ^a   Johnson, Cari L ^c  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal systems; Massive sulfide deposits; Mid ocean ridges; Troodos Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MASSIVE SULFIDE; OPHIOLITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; SEAFLOOR;

CYPRUS;

EID: 0032728115     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00147-8     Document Type: Article

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