Mineralizing processes at shallow submarine hydrothermal vents: Examples from Mexico

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 422, Issue , 2007, Pages 359-376

  Canet, Carles ^a   Prol Ledesma, Rosa María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chemosynthesis; Hydrothermal vents; Neritic zone; Ore deposits.

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT SPRINGS; ORE DEPOSITS; SEA LEVEL; SUBMARINES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHEMOSYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS; SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COEXISTENCE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE; SULFIDE; TECTONIC SETTING; VENTING;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NAYARIT; PUNTA MITA;

EID: 43049175360     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.2422(13)     Document Type: Article

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