Role of upwelling hydrothermal fluids in the development of alteration patterns at fast spreading ridges: Evidence from the sheeted dike complex at Pito Deep

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Heft, Kerri L ^a   Gillis, Kathryn M ^a   Pollock, Megan A ^b   Karson, Jeffery A ^c   Klein, Emily M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; Fluid rock interaction; Hydrothermal alteration; Pito Deep; Sheeted dike complex; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649867697     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001926     Document Type: Article

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