Fluid flow through carbonate platforms: Constraints from 234U/238U and C1- in Bahamas pore-waters

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 99-111

  Henderson, Gideon M ^a   Slowey, Niall C ^b   Haddad, Geoff A ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate platforms; Fluid dynamics; Pore water; U 238 U 234

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; FLUID DYNAMICS; POREWATER; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 0033617646     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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