Alteration of the oceanic lithosphere and implications for seafloor processes

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Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Bach, Wolfgang ^a   Früh Green, Gretchen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geochemical fluxes; Hydrothermal systems; Mid ocean ridge; Oceanic lithosphere; Water rock interaction

Indexed keywords

MAGNESITE; ZEOLITES;

DEFORMATION PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SLOW-SPREADING RIDGES; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; GRANULITE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SEAFLOOR; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 77958555987     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.6.3.173     Document Type: Article

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