Geochemistry of volcanic and hydrothermal gases of Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka: Evidence for mantle, slab and atmosphere contributions to fluids of a typical arc volcano

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 373-394

  Zelenski, Mikhail ^a   Taran, Yuri ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

He and N isotopes; Hydrothermal systems; Recycling; Subduction; Volcanic gases

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; FLUID COMPOSITION; HELIUM ISOTOPE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE SOURCE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC GAS;

KAMCHATKA; MUTNOVSKY VOLCANO; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 79957855280     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0449-0     Document Type: Article

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