Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal events recorded by deep-sea corals

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 511-517

  Smith, Jodie E ^a   Brand, Uwe ^b   Risk, Michael J ^a   Schwarcz, Henry P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEEP SEA; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; ORPHAN KNOLL;

EID: 0033377706     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e98-110     Document Type: Article

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