Sources of mud volcano fluids in the Gulf of Cadiz-indications for hydrothermal imprint

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1232-1248

  Hensen, Christian ^a   Nuzzo, Marianne ^b   Hornibrook, Edward ^b   Pinheiro, Luis M ^c,d   Bock, Barbara ^a   Magalhães, Vitor H ^c,d   Brückmann, Warner ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MARINE SEDIMENT; MUD VOLCANO; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 33846900026     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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