ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Cold groundwater circulating through submarine ridge crests reacts with hot basalts at temperatures in excess of 300°C. The resulting solutions ascend and emerge as hot springs on the sea floor. This ridge crest hydrothermal activity is pervasive and chemically uniform. The fluxes of the ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/297187a0
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