Geochemical and paleomagnetic evidence for the occurrence of "missing" sapropels in eastern Mediterranean sediments

Paleoceanography

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 773-786

  Van Santvoort, P J M ^a   De Lange, G J ^a   Langereis, C G ^a   Dekkers, M J ^a   Paterne, M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031433438     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97PA01351     Document Type: Article

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