Understanding the Compositional Variability of the Major Components of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Okinawa Trough

Figure 5

Hydrothermal plume profiles in the middle and southern Okinawa Trough: (a) K⁺ anomalies in the Iheya North and Clam hydrothermal fields; (b) K⁺ anomalies in the Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields; (c) Ca²⁺ anomalies in the Iheya North and Clam hydrothermal fields; (d) Ca²⁺ anomalies in the Tangyin and Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal fields. Average seawater data from Turekian [50] and Millero [4].

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