The response of ridge-crest hydrothermal systems to segmented, episodic magma supply

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 118, Issue , 1996, Pages 157-168

  Haymon, Rachel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 6044257707     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.118.01.09     Document Type: Article

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