The inorganic geochemistry of a Mediterranean Ridge mud breccia

Marine Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 203-214

  Wakefield, Simon J ^a   O'Sullivan, Gerard M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; INORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; MUD; MUD BRECCIA; NUTRIENT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE, NAPOLI DOME;

EID: 0030153562     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(95)00161-1     Document Type: Article

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