Insights to magmatic-hydrothermal processes in the Manus back-arc basin as recorded by anhydrite

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5514-5536

  Craddock, Paul R ^a   Bach, Wolfgang ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; BACKARC BASIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHONDRITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMATISM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAFLOOR; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

BISMARCK SEA; MANUS BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

PLATANISTA;

EID: 77955918174     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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