Differences in gas venting from ultramafic-hosted warm springs: The example of oman and voltri ophiolites

Ofioliti

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-156

  Boulart, Cédric ^a,c   Chavagnac, Valérie ^a   Monnin, Christophe ^a   Delacour, Adélie ^a,d   Ceuleneer, Georges ^a   Hoareau, Guilhem ^b  

^a Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Gas composition; Hydrogen; Hyper alkaline springs. oman; Methane; Voltri massif

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MINERALOGY; OPHIOLITE; SERPENTINIZATION; SPRING WATER; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VENTING;

ALPS; GENOA; GENOVA; ITALY; LIGURIA; LIGURIAN ALPS; OMAN; VOLTRI MASSIF; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84892725279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4454/ofioliti.v38i2.423     Document Type: Article

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