Excess aluminum in deep sea sediments of the Central Indian Basin

Marine Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 247-255

  Pattan, J N ^a   Shane, P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Al Ti; Central Indian Basin; Excess aluminum; Scavenging; Volcanic glass

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032705422     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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