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HYDROTHERMAL SPRING [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Oceanography
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
CONT

Mixed seawater-meteoric hot springs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Océanographie
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Émission au fond de l'océan d'un fluide chaud, acide et minéral, liée à la mise en place de la croûte océanique nouvelle à l'axe des dorsales.

CONT

Les sources hydrothermales. [...] de l'eau chaude circule dans des fissures de la croûte [...]

CONT

Sources de fluides chauds mixtes (eau de mer et eau météorique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Oceanografía
  • Fuentes termales - usos
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Record 2 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
  • Oceanography
  • Geochemistry
CONT

Most geologists regard the Kupferschiefer as the classic example of a syngenetic base-metal ore deposit. ... Many sources for the base metals have been postulated [among which] submarine metal-rich hydrothermal springs ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermalisme
  • Océanographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Émission au fond de l'océan d'un fluide chaud, acide et minéral, liée à la mise en place de la croûte océanique nouvelle à l'axe des dorsales.

Spanish

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