Geochemistry of thermal springs and geodynamics of the convergent Mexican Pacific margin

Chemical Geology

Volumn 339, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-262

  Taran, Yuri ^a   Morán Zenteno, Dante ^a   Inguaggiato, Salvatore ^b   Varley, Nicholas ^c   Luna González, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continental margin; He isotopes; Hot springs; Mexico; Rivera and Cocos plates; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

COCOS PLATES; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HE-ISOTOPES; ME-XICO; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS; HELIUM; HOT SPRINGS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS;

NITROGEN;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL ZONE; COCOS PLATE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLVED GAS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; GRABEN; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERMEABILITY; RECHARGE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMAL SPRING; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

COLIMA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MIDDLE AMERICA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AMECA;

EID: 84873746022     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.08.025     Document Type: Article

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