Hydrothermal fluid geochemistry at the Iheya North field in the mid-Okinawa trough: Implication for origin of methane in subseafloor fluid circulation systems

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-124

  Kawagucci, Shinsuke ^a,b   Chiba, Hitoshi ^c   Ishibashi, Jun Ichiro ^d   Yamanaka, Toshiro ^c   Toki, Tomohiro ^e   Muramatsu, Yasuyuki ^f   Ueno, Yuichiro ^b,g   Makabe, Akiko ^g   Inoue, Kazuhiro ^g   Yoshida, Naohiro ^g   Nakagawa, Satoshi ^b,h   Nunoura, Takuro ^b   Takai, Ken ^b   Takahata, Naoto ^a   Sano, Yuji ^a   Narita, Taku ^a   Teranishi, Genta ^a   Obata, Hajime ^a   Gamo, Toshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^f GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^h HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal fluid geochemistry; Iheya North hydrothermal field; Okinawa Trough; Origin of methane; Sediment associated hydrothermal field

Indexed keywords

FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER;

EAST CHINA SEA; IHEYA RIDGE; OKINAWA TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84856634745     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0105     Document Type: Article

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