Hydrothermal sedimentation adjacent to the propagating Valu Fa Ridge, Lau Basin, SW Pacific

Marine Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 479-500

  Daessle L W ^a   Cronan, D S ^a   Marchig, V ^b   Wiedicke, M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Hydrothermal sediments; Late Quaternary; Lau Basin; Sea water

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION; SPREADING CENTER; SUBMARINE RIDGE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034651162     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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