Br/Cl and I/Cl systematics in the shallow-water hydrothermal system at Milos Island, Hellenic Arc

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 140-141, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-43

  Wu, Shein Fu ^a   You, Chen Feng ^a   Valsami Jones, Eugenia ^b   Baltatzis, Emmanuel ^c   Shen, Min Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Halite; Halogen; Hydrothermal; Milos; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

BRINE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; FISSURE; HALITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; IODINE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CYCLADES; GREECE; MILOS [CYCLADES]; MILOS [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84865718501     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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