Geochemistry of hydrothermally influenced sediments off Methana (western Hellenic volcanic arc)

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-94

  Hübner, Andreas ^a,b   Rahders, Erio ^a   Rahner, Susanne ^a   Halbach, Peter ^a   Varnavas, Soteris P ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Hydrothermalism; Methana; Sediment geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; ISLAND ARC;

HELLENIC ARC; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 2342615472     PISSN: 00092819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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