Relationships between hydrothermal activity and axial magma chamber distribution, depth, and melt content

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Baker, Edward T ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial magma chamber; Hydrothermal venting; Mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749091542     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002424     Document Type: Article

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