Mineralogy and geochemistry of hydrothermal sediments from the serpentinite-hosted Saldanha hydrothermal field (36°34′N; 33°26′W) at MAR

Marine Geology

Volumn 225, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 157-175

  Dias, Ágata S ^a   Barriga, Fernando J A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal sediments; Low temperature vents; Mount Saldanha hydrothermal field

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUX; HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENTS; SALDANHA HYDROTHERMAL FIELD;

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MINERALOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 29744438463     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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