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

Figure 9

Hydrothermal plume profiles in the middle and southern Okinawa Trough: (a) Mn²⁺ anomalies in the Clam hydrothermal field; (b) Mn²⁺ anomalies in the Yonaguni Knoll IV hydrothermal field. Average seawater data from Turekian [50], and Millero [4].

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