Barite geochemistry from hydrothermal chimneys of the Okinawa Trough: Insight into chimney formation and fluid/sediment interaction

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  Noguchi, Takuroh ^a   Shinjo, Ryuichi ^b   Ito, Michihiro ^b   Takada, Jitsuya ^c   Oomori, Tamotsu ^b  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimney; Hydrothermal barite; Okinawa Trough; Southern Mariana Trough; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952606482     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.090825     Document Type: Article

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