Structural, geochemical, and mineralogical investigation of active hydrothermal fluid discharges at Strýtan hydrothermal chimney, Akureyri Bay, Eyjafjörður region, Iceland
Abstract A submarine hydrothermal fluid discharge structure in Akureyri Bay, Eyjafjörður region, Iceland, was investigated by means of structural, geochemical, and mineralogical methods. Thermal and chemical gradients between the hydrothermal fluid and the subarctic seawater lead to an ongoing miner...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
SpringerOpen
2017-06-01
|
Series: | Geothermal Energy |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40517-017-0065-0 |