Fluid sources and pathways of the Costa Rica erosional convergent margin

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Tryon, Michael D ^a   Wheat, C Geoffrey ^b   Hilton, David R ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Lithium; Mud volcano; Pore fluid; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951747789     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002818     Document Type: Article

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