Isotopic composition of gypsum in the Macquarie Island ophiolite: Implications for the sulfur cycle and the subsurface biosphere in oceanic crust

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 549-552

  Alt, Jeffrey C ^a   Davidson, Garry J ^b   Teagle, Damon A H ^c   Karson, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biosphere; Hydrothermal processes; Mid ocean ridges; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CRUST;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; STRONTIUM; SULFUR;

GEOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; GYPSUM; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0038608794     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0549:ICOGIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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