Tracing low-temperature fluid flow on ridge flanks with sedimentary uranium distribution

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Mills, R A ^a   Dunk, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Pacific Rise; low temperature hydrothermal reaction; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BUILDINGS; FLUIDS; OXIC SEDIMENTS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; URANIUM;

BASAL SEDIMENTS; EAST PACIFIC RISE; FE OXIDE; FLUID FLOW; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-VELOCITY; OVERLYING WATER; PORE FLUID DISTRIBUTION; PORE FLUIDS; REDOX STATE; SOLID PHASIS; SOLID-PHASE; UPWARD ADVECTION; URANIUM CONTENTS; URANIUM DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; BASALT; FLUID FLOW; FLUORIDE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON OXIDE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URANIUM; WATER COLUMN;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77955548673     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003157     Document Type: Article

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