Distinguishing ultramafic- from basalt-hosted submarine hydrothermal systems by comparing calculated vent fluid compositions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B4, 2000, Pages 8319-8340

  Wetzel, Laura Reiser ^a   Shock, Everett L ^b  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 0034629852     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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