Barite fronts in continental margin sediments: A new look at barium remobilization in the zone of sulfate reduction and formation of heavy barites in diagenetic fronts

Chemical Geology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 125-139

  Torres, M E ^a   Brumsack, H J ^b   Bohrmann, G ^c   Emeis, K C ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARITE; BARIUM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAGENESIS; REDUCTION; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; SULPHATE; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

JAPAN SEA; PACIFIC, PERU CONTINENTAL MARGIN;

EID: 0029751963     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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