The chemical composition of shallow-water hydrothermal fluids in Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea and their effect on ambient seawater

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-252

  Pichler, Thomas ^a   Veizer, Jan ^a,b   Hall, Gwendy E M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal fluid; Papua New Guinea; Seawater composition; Shallow water; Tutum Bay

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; SEAWATER;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0032939899     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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