Deposition of sapropel S1 sediments in oxic pelagic and anoxic brine environments in the eastern Mediterranean: Differences in diagenesis and preservation

Marine Geology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 319-335

  Rutten, Arrian ^a   De Lange, Gert J ^a   Hayes, Angela ^b   Rohling, Eelco J ^b   De Jong, Arie F M ^a   Van Der Borg, Klaas ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brines; Diagenesis; Eastern Mediterranean; Preservation; Sapropel

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BRINE; DIAGENESIS; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXIC CONDITIONS; PRESERVATION; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032948204     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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