Chemical composition of hydrothermal ores from Mid-Okinawa Trough and Suiyo Seamount determined by neutron activation analysis

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-148

  Noguchi, Takuroh ^a   Oomori, Tamotsu ^a   Tanahara, Akira ^a   Taira, Naoto ^a   Takada, Jitsuya ^b   Taira, Hatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Neutron activation analysis; Okinawa Trough; Suiyo Seamount; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSIT;

EAST CHINA SEA; IZU-BONIN ARC; OKINAWA TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN; SUIYO SEAMOUNT;

EID: 34347230082     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.41.141     Document Type: Article

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