Osmium isotopes in hydrothermal fluids from the Juan de Fuca Ridge

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-152

  Sharma, M ^a   Wasserburg, G J ^b   Hofmann, A W ^a   Butterfield, D A ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal conditions; Isotope ratios; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Osmium

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OSMIUM;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033921251     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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