The hydrothermal plumbing of a serpentinite-hosted detachment: Evidence from the West Iberia non-volcanic rifted continental margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 204, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 301-315

  Hopkinson, L ^a   Beard, J S ^b   Boulter, C A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detachment; Hydrothermal mineralization; Overpressure; Serpentinite; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

OCEAN DRILLING; SERPENTINE POLYTYPES;

CARBONATES; CHLORITE MINERALS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IRON ALLOYS; NICKEL; PLUMBING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SERPENTINE; SULFIDE MINERALS;

GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DETACHMENT FAULT; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; SERPENTINIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN MARGIN;

EID: 1842538021     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00374-8     Document Type: Article

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