Composition of pore and spring waters from Baby Bare: Global implications of geochemical fluxes from a ridge flank hydrothermal system

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 629-642

  Wheat, C Geoffrey ^a   Mottl, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; POREWATER; THERMAL SPRING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034004193     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00347-6     Document Type: Article

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