Diking, young volcanism and diffuse hydrothermal activity on the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: The Lilliput field at 9°33′S

Marine Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 52-64

  Haase, K M ^a   Koschinsky, A ^b   Petersen, S ^c   Devey, C W ^c   German, C ^d   Lackschewitz, K S ^c   Melchert, B ^c   Seifert, R ^e   Borowski, C ^f   Giere, O ^e   Paulick, H ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

basalt; South Atlantic; Spreading Centre; vent fauna

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASALT; HOT SPRINGS; IRON OXIDES; LEVEES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; VOLCANOES;

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SPREADING CENTRE; SURFACE EXPRESSION;

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

BASALT; BIVALVE; DIKE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; JUVENILE; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

BATHYMODIOLUS SP.;

EID: 71849115884     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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