Low temperature volatile production at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, evidence from a hydrogen stable isotope geothermometer

Chemical Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-343

  Proskurowski, Giora ^a   Lilley, Marvin D ^a   Kelley, Deborah S ^a   Olson, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen isotope geothermometer; Hydrothermal vents; Lost City; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LOW TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LOST CITY HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 33646405759     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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