Chemical and mineralogical influences on concentrations of trace metals in hydrothermal fluids

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2267-2279

  Metz, Simone ^a   Trefry, John H ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MINERALOGY; TRACE METAL;

EID: 0033929490     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00354-9     Document Type: Article

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