Significance of aragonite cements around cretaceous marine methane seeps

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 430-438

  Savard, Martine M ^a   Beauchamp, Benoit ^b   Veizer, Jan ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Institute of Sedimentary & Petroleum Geology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CEMENT; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; METHANE SEEP;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0029730006     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268365-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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