Comparing yttrium and rare earths in hydrothermal fluids from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Implications for Y and REE behaviour during near-vent mixing and for the Y/Ho ratio of proterozoic seawater

Chemical Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 77-90

  Bau, Michael ^a   Dulski, Peter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal fluids; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Near vent mixing; Proterozoic seawater; Rare earths; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MIXING; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; YTTRIUM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033102601     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00142-9     Document Type: Article

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