U-Th systematics and 230Th ages of carbonate chimneys at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1869-1888

  Ludwig, Kristin A ^a   Shen, Chuan Chou ^b   Kelley, Deborah S ^a   Cheng, Hai ^c   Edwards, R Lawrence ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOST ROCK; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; SEAWATER; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIS FRACTURE ZONE; ATLANTIS MASSIF; LOST CITY HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 79952451539     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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