Elevated concentrations of formate, acetate and dissolved organic carbon found at the Lost City hydrothermal field

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 941-952

  Lang, Susan Q ^a   Butterfield, David A ^b   Schulte, Mitch ^c   Kelley, Deborah S ^a   Lilley, Marvin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OLIVINE; SERPENTINIZATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LOST CITY HYDROTHERMAL FIELD;

EID: 72149118443     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.045     Document Type: Article

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