Hydrothermal activity and magma genesis along a propagating back-arc basin: Valu Fa Ridge (southern Lau Basin)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Fretzdorff, S ^a   Schwarz Schampera, U ^b   Gibson, H L ^c   Garbe Schonberg C D ^a   Hauff, F ^d   Stoffers, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BACKARC BASIN; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; RHYOLITE; RIFT ZONE; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

LAU BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; VALU FA RIDGE;

EID: 33847228345     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003967     Document Type: Article

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