Native copper and α-copper-zinc in sediments from the TAG hydrothermal field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N): Nature and origin

Marine Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 229-245

  Dekov, V M ^a   Damyanov, Z K ^b   Kamenov, G D ^c   Bonev, I K ^d   Bogdanov, K B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^e Geochem Ore Geol Univ S   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Mid Atlantic Ridge; Native copper zinc; Native copper; TAG hydrothermal field

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; ZINC;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032733610     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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