Venting of acid-sulfate fluids in a high-sulfidation setting at NW Rota-1 submarine volcano on the Mariana Arc

Economic Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1047-1061

  Resing, Joseph A ^a   Baker, E T ^b   Lupton, J E ^c   Embley, R W ^c   Massoth, G J ^d   Chadwick, Jr ^e   de Ronde, C E J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; SULFURIC ACID; VOLCANOES;

ACID-SULFATE FLUIDS; HIGH-SULFIDATION SETTING; HYDROTHERMAL PLUMES; VENTING;

THERMAL PLUMES;

ACID; ALUNITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PH; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; SULFATE; VENTING; WATER COLUMN;

MARIANA ARC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 40649083612     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.102.6.1047     Document Type: Article

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