Mineralogy, geochemistry, and Nd isotope composition of the Rainbow hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-67

  Marques, A F A ^a   Barriga, F ^a   Chavagnac, V ^b   Fouquet, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Massive sulfides; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Nd isotopes; Rainbow vent field; Serpentinite

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; SULFIDE GROUP;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; RAINBOW HYDROTHERMAL FIELD;

EID: 33646044392     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-005-0040-8     Document Type: Article

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