Effect of bacteria on the elemental composition of early diagenetic siderite: Implications for palaeoenvironmental interpretations

Sedimentology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 759-765

  Mortimer, R J G ^a,b   Coleman, M L ^a   Rae, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CONCRETION; DIAGENESIS; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; SIDERITE;

EID: 0030813446     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1997.d01-45.x     Document Type: Article

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