Biogeochemistry of organic matter in the Laurentian Trough, II. Bulk composition of the sediments and relative reactivity of major components during early diagenesis

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-314

  Colombo, J C ^a,d   Silverberg, N ^b   Gearing, J N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BULK COMPOSITION; DEEP WATER ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTS;

ATLANTIC, LAURENTIAN TROUGH;

EID: 0029668287     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(95)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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