Geochemistry of hydrothermally altered basaltic rocks from the Southwest Indian Ridge near the Rodriguez Triple Junction

Marine Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 125-141

  Nakamura, Kentaro ^a   Kato, Yasuhiro ^b   Tamaki, Kensaku ^b   Ishii, Teruaki ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

DSDP ODP Hole 504B; geochemistry; hydrothermal alteration; Indian Ocean; mineralogy; oceanic crust

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC CRUST;

CLAY MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY;

BASALT;

CELADONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; LOW TEMPERATURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MINERALOGY; OCEANIC CRUST; RIFT ZONE; TRIPLE JUNCTION; URANIUM; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 33947645329     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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