Metal-bearing molten sulfur collected from a submarine volcano: Implications for vapor transport of metals in seafloor hydrothermal systems

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-354

  Kim, Jonguk ^a   Lee, Kyeong Yong ^a   Kim, Jung Hoon ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVELLITE; DEEP OCEAN; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; FIELD SCALE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IRREGULAR SHAPE; MAGMATIC FLUIDS; MAGMATIC INPUTS; MATRIX; METAL TRANSPORT; MOLTEN SULFUR; OFF-AXIS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; SULFUR ISOTOPE; VAPOR TRANSPORT; VOLCANIC CONES; VOLCANIC DEGASSING;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BISMUTH; DEGASSING; DEPOSITS; GOLD; HOT SPRINGS; ISOTOPES; METALS; SUBMARINES; SULFUR DEPOSITS; VOLCANOES;

SULFUR;

CALDERA; DEGASSING; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SEAFLOOR; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; SULFIDE; SULFUR;

LAU BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79954595982     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31665.1     Document Type: Article

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