Diagenetic fractionation of Ge and Si in reducing sediments: The missing Ge sink and a possible mechanism to cause glacial/interglacial variations in oceanic Ge/Si

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 2453-2465

  Hammond, Douglas E ^a   McManus, James ^b   Berelson, William M ^a   Meredith, Charlotte ^c   Klinkhammer, Gary P ^c   Coale, Kenneth H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; FRACTIONATION; GERMANIUM; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; SILICON;

EID: 0033915338     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00362-8     Document Type: Article

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