The 'marker-bed' of the Mediterranean Ridge diapiric belt: Geochemical characteristics

Marine Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 215-225

  De Capitani, Luisa ^a   Cita, Maria Bianca ^b  

^a Sezione di Mineralogia   (Italy)

^b Sezione di Geologia e Paleontologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOLOCENE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; MARKER BED; MARKER-BED; MICRONODULE; MUD DIAPIR; SEDIMENT CORE; STRATIGRAPHY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE;

EID: 0030153561     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(95)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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