Native aluminium (spherules and particles) in the Central Indian Basin sediments: Implications on the occurrence of hydrothermal events

Marine Geology

Volumn 240, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 177-184

  Iyer, Sridhar D ^a   Mascarenhas Pereira, M B L ^a   Nath, B Nagender ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Central Indian Basin; hydrothermal; native aluminium

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL INDIAN BASIN; NATIVE ALUMINIUM; VOLCANOGENIC HYDROTHERMAL MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENTS; MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; OXYGEN; VOLCANOES;

SEDIMENTS;

ALUMINUM; CORE ANALYSIS; FUGACITY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MAGMA; MELTING; MINERAL DEPOSIT; REDUCTION; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

CENTRAL INDIAN BASIN; INDIAN OCEAN;

SPHERULES;

EID: 34247575699     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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