Gas geochemistry of a shallow submarine hydrothermal vent associated with the El Requesón fault zone, Bahía Concepción, Baja California Sur, México

Chemical Geology

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 82-95

  Forrest, Matthew J ^a   Ledesma Vázquez, Jorge ^b   Ussler III, William ^c   Kulongoski, Justin T ^d,e   Hilton, David R ^d   Greene, H Gary ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bah a Concepci n; El Reques n fault zone; Extensional tectonics; Hydrothermal gas geochemistry; Shallow water hydrothermal activity; Stable isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; FAULT ZONE; GAS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CONCEPCION BAY [BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE;

EID: 29544447815     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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