A Si-Cl geothermobarometer for the reaction zone of high-temperature, basaltic-hosted mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Fontaine, Fabrice J ^a,b   Wilcock, William S D ^a   Foustoukos, Dionysis E ^c   Butterfield, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AMC depth; Chlorine; Hydrothermal vents; Mid ocean ridges; Reaction zone; Silica

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749107568     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002407     Document Type: Article

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