Sulfide mineralization in an ultramafic-rock hosted seafloor hydrothermal system: From serpentinization to the formation of Cu-Zn-(Co)-rich massive sulfides

Marine Geology

Volumn 245, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 20-39

  Marques, Ana Filipa A ^a,b   Barriga, Fernando J A S ^a   Scott, Steven D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mid Atlantic ridge; Rainbow vent field; seafloor hydrothermal systems; serpentinite; volcanic hosted massive sulfide deposits

Indexed keywords

MID-ATLANTIC RIDGES; RAINBOW VENT FIELDS; SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; VOLCANIC-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS;

CORRELATION METHODS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MINERALOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ROCKS;

COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; MINERALOGY; NICKEL; PETROGRAPHY; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SERPENTINIZATION; SULFIDE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; ZINC;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; RAINBOW HYDROTHERMAL FIELD;

EID: 35248844007     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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