Fluid chemistry of the low temperature hyperalkaline hydrothermal system of Prony bay (New Caledonia)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 5687-5706

  Monnin, C ^a   Chavagnac, V ^a   Boulart, C ^a,e,h   Menez B ^b   Gerard M ^c   Gerard E ^b   Pisapia, C ^b   Quemeneur M ^d   Erauso, G ^d   Postec, A ^d   Guentas Dombrowski, L ^e,f   Payri, C ^e   Pelletier, B ^g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^f Toulon Université Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères Interfaces Environnement Marin MAPIEM ISITV   (France)

^g Grand Observatoire de l'Environnement et de la Biodiversite Terrestre et Marine du Pacifique Sud   (France)

^h IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BRUCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOLOMITE; FLUID DYNAMICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METEORIC WATER; PH; REDOX POTENTIAL; SALINITY; SEAWATER; THERMAL SPRING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LOST CITY HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; OMAN;

EID: 84908087838     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-5687-2014     Document Type: Article

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