Cold seep deposits of Beauvoisin (Oxfordian; southeastern France) and Marmorito (Miocene; northern Italy): Microbially induced authigenic carbonates

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-75

  Peckmann, J ^a   Thiel, V ^b   Michaelis, W ^b   Clari, P ^c   Gaillard, C ^d   Martire, L ^c   Reitner, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Biomakers; Carbonates; Cold seeps; Epifluorescence; France; Italy; Jurassic; Methane; Petroleum; Sponges; Tertiary; Tube worms

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FRANCE; GEOLOGY; ISOPRENE DERIVATIVE; ISOTOPE LABELING; ITALY; LIMESTONE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOMARKER; CARBONATE; COLD SEEP; JURASSIC; METHANE; MIOCENE; OXFORDIAN;

FRANCE; ITALY;

EID: 0033397768     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050246     Document Type: Article

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