Metalliferous sediments associated with presently forming volcanogenic massive sulfides: The SuSu Knolls hydrothermal field, eastern Manus basin, Papua New Guinea

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-73

  Hrischeva, Elitsa ^a   Scott, S D ^a   Weston, Ryan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ERUPTION; MASS WASTING; METALLIFEROUS SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; METALS; MINERALOGY; SULFIDE MINERALS;

SEDIMENTS;

BACKARC BASIN; DEPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALOGY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BISMARCK SEA; MANUS BASIN; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

PLATANISTA;

EID: 34447298850     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.1.55     Document Type: Article

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