Deep sea explosive activity on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 34°50'N: Magma composition, vesicularity and volatile content

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 49-77

  Hekinian, R ^a   Pineau, F ^b   Shilobreeva, S ^b   Bideau, D ^a   Gracia, E ^c   Javoy, M ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mid ocean ridge; Petrology and volatile geochemistry; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VESICLE; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033912924     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00190-0     Document Type: Article

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