Metals in deep liquid of the Reykjanes geothermal system, southwest Iceland: Implications for the composition of seafloorblack smoker fluids

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1103-1106

  Hardardottir V ^a   Brown, K L ^b   Fridriksson, Th ^c   Hedenquist, J W ^a   Hannington, M D ^a   Thorhallsson, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEOKEM ^*  (New Zealand)

^c ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK SMOKERS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ICELANDS; LIQUID FLUX; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTENT; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; MID-OCEAN-RIDGE; MINIMUM VALUE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SEA FLOOR; SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; SUB-SEAFLOOR; VAPOR LOSS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; LEAD; METALS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEAWATER; SILVER; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

LIQUIDS;

BLACK SMOKER; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAVY METAL; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAFLOOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 72149096272     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30229A.1     Document Type: Article

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