Clay alteration of volcaniclastic material in a submarine geothermal system, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 180-192

  Hocking, Michael W A ^a   Hannington, Mark D ^a   Percival, Jeanne B ^b   Stoffers, Peter ^c   Schwarz Schampera, Ulrich ^d   de Ronde, C E J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clay alteration; Submarine geothermal systems; Taupo Volcanic Zone

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICA; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DIAGENETICS; GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HOST ROCKS; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ILLITE-SMECTITE; METEORIC WATERS; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MIXED-LAYER CLAY; NA CONTENT; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; NEW ZEALAND; SEA FLOOR; SMECTITES; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC GLASS; VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS; VOLCANICLASTICS; WATER DEPTH; WHITE ISLAND;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; HOT SPRINGS; KAOLINITE; MERCURY (METAL); MINERALS; SEAWATER; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SUBMARINES; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFUR; UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; WATER CONTENT;

CLAY ALTERATION;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MONTMORILLONITE; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GLASS; VOLCANISM;

BAY OF PLENTY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 77950520649     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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