Hydrothermal Alteration Processes in the Oceanic Crust

Treatise on Geochemistry

Volumn 3-9, Issue , 2003, Pages 511-535

  Staudigel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HOT SPRINGS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SMOKE; TEMPERATURE; VENTS;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BLACK SMOKERS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; EARTH SYSTEMS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; OCEANIC CRUST; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESS; TOTAL HEAT LOSS;

RECYCLING;

EID: 84942429340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-043751-6/03032-2     Document Type: Chapter

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