Tectonic and magmatic controls on hydrothermal activity in the Woodlark Basin

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Laurila, T E ^a   Petersen, S ^b   Devey, C W ^b   Baker, E T ^c   Augustin, N ^a   Hannington, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Franklin Seamount; Hydrothermal plume; Neovolcanic; Spreading; Woodlark

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MINERAL EXPLORATION;

FRANKLIN SEAMOUNT; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; NEOVOLCANIC; SPREADING; WOODLARK;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; HEAT SOURCE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MAGMATISM; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SEAFLOOR; SULFIDE GROUP; TECTONIC SETTING;

CORAL SEA; FRANKLIN SEAMOUNT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON SEA; WOODLARK BASIN;

EID: 84866726740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004247     Document Type: Article

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