Textural and mineralogical changes associated with the incipient hydrothermal alteration of glassy dacite at the submarine PACMANUS hydrothermal system, eastern Manus Basin

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 23-41

  Monecke, T ^a   Giorgetti, G ^b   Scholtysek, O ^c   Kleeberg, R ^c   Gotze J ^c   Hannington, M D ^a   Petersen, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

felsic lava; hydrothermal alteration; PACMANUS hydrothermal vent field; seafloor hydrothermal system

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; TEXTURES;

FELSIC LAVA; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT FIELD; SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; VOLCANIC GLASS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BACKARC BASIN; DACITE; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALOGY; SEAFLOOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEXTURE; VOLCANIC GLASS;

BISMARCK SEA; MANUS BASIN; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 33845988762     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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