Seawater chemistry driven by supercontinent assembly, breakup, and dispersal

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 907-910

  Muller R D ^a   Dutkiewicz, A ^a   Seton, M ^a   Gaina, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT ALTERATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-MG CALCITES; HYDRO-THERMAL EXCHANGES; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MARINE CARBONATES; SEAWATER CHEMISTRY;

BASALT; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEAWATER;

ARAGONITE; BASALT; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CARBONATE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEAN BASIN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER; SUPERCONTINENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84888387390     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34405.1     Document Type: Article

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