Early diagenesis and sulphur speciation in sediments of the Oman Margin, northwestern Arabian Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 1361-1380

  Passier, Hilde F ^a   Luther III, George W ^b   De Lange, Gert J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOGENESIS; POREWATER; SEDIMENT; SULPHUR SPECIATION;

ARABIAN SEA, OMAN MARGIN;

EID: 0031406560     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(97)00014-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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