The role of magma injection in localizing black-smoker activity

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 509-513

  Wilcock, William S D ^a   Hooft, Emilie E E ^b   Toomey, Douglas R ^b   McGill, Paul R ^c   Barclay, Andrew H ^a,d   Stakes, Debra S ^c,e   Ramirez, Tony M ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e Cuesta College   (United States)

^f Triton Imaging   (United States)

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EID: 68149162548     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo550     Document Type: Letter

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