Sulfur geochemistry of peridotite-hosted hydrothermal systems: Comparing the Ligurian ophiolites with oceanic serpentinites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue , 2012, Pages 283-305

  Schwarzenbach, Esther M ^a   Früh Green, Gretchen L ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^b   Alt, Jeffrey C ^c   Shanks III, Wayne C ^d   Gaggero, Laura ^e   Crispini, Laura ^e  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MINERALOGY; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PERIDOTITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER; SERPENTINITE; SULFUR; TECTONIC SETTING;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84863852525     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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