Controls on heat flow, fluid migration, and massive sulfide formation of an off-axis hydrothermal system - The Lau basin perspective

American Journal of Science

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-134

  Schardt, Christian ^a,b   Large, Ross ^a   Yang, Jianwen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMA CHAMBER; MASSIVE SULFIDE; SEAFLOOR;

LAU BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33745281235     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.306.2.103     Document Type: Review

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