Widespread venting of methane-rich fluids in Late Cretaceous (Campanian) submarine springs (Tepee Buttes), Western Interior seaway, U.S.A.

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 799-802

  Kauffman, Erle G ^a   Arthur, Michael A ^b   Howe, Brigitte ^a   Scholle, Peter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBMARINES;

BASEMENT FAULTS; CHARGED FLUIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LATE CRETACEOUS; MACROFAUNAL COMMUNITY; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC-RICH SHALES; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE ZONE;

SHALE;

CAMPANIAN; CRETACEOUS; FLUID FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; SHALE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBMARINE SPRING; VENTING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN INTERIOR; USA;

EID: 0030302339     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0799:WVOMRF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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