Fluid Phase Separation Processes in Submarine Hydrothermal Systems

Research Article| July 01, 2007 Fluid Phase Separation Processes in Submarine Hydrothermal Systems Dionysis I. Foustoukos; Dionysis I. Foustoukos Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, U.S.A., dfoustoukos@ciw.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William E. Seyfried, Jr. William E. Seyfried, Jr. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, U.S.A., wes@umn.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Dionysis I. Foustoukos Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015, U.S.A., dfoustoukos@ciw.edu William E. Seyfried, Jr. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, U.S.A., wes@umn.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2007) 65 (1): 213–239. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.65.7 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Dionysis I. Foustoukos, William E. Seyfried; Fluid Phase Separation Processes in Submarine Hydrothermal Systems. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2007;; 65 (1): 213–239. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2007.65.7 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Mineral-fluid equilibria play a key role in governing the chemical evolution of modern submarine hydrothermal systems (Seyfried et al. 1999, 2004; Foustoukos and Seyfried 2005). Seawater circulating through high permeability zones of the upper oceanic crust, reaches areas close to the brittle-ductile boundary, where high temperature and pressure conditions enhance water/rock interactions, characterized by formation of hydrous alteration minerals and compositional changes in seawater chemistry, particularly enrichment of dissolved volatiles and transition metals (Fig. 11) (Kelley et al. 2002; German and Von Damm 2003). The buoyant hydrothermal fluids ultimately vent at... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.