The structure, mineral associations, and noble metals of the mir oceanic ore mound, the TAG hydrothermal field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N latitude)

Geology of Ore Deposits

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-249

  Mozgova, N N ^a   Krasnov, S G ^b   Borodaev, Yu S ^c   Stepanova, T V ^b   Cherkashev, G A ^b   Lalou, C ^d   Samovarov, M S ^e  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d DIF   (France)

^e Sevmorgeologiya Association   (Russian Federation)

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