The impact of oxic alteration on plume-derived transition metals in ridge flank sediments from the East Pacific Rise

Marine Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 133-157

  Dunk, Rachel M ^a   Mills, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; geochemistry; hydrothermal sediments; Nazca Plate; transition metals

Indexed keywords

EAST PACIFIC RISE; HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENTS; NAZCA PLATE; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS;

DEBRIS; GEOLOGY; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NUCLEATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEDIMENTS;

TRANSITION METALS;

COBALT; COPPER; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; IRON; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33744507287     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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