Germanium in mid-ocean ridge flank hydrothermal fluids

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Wheat, C Geoffrey ^a   McManus, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemical cycles; Germanium; Hydrothermal; Ridge flank; Sediment; Silica

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749091184     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001892     Document Type: Article

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