Fluid flow and fluid-rock interaction within ocean crust: Reconciling geochemical, geological, and geophysical observations

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 144, Issue , 2004, Pages 99-117

  Bach, Wolfgang ^a   Humphris, Susan E ^a   Fisher, Andrew T ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 24344483957     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/144GM07     Document Type: Chapter

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