Isotopic evidence of methane-related diagenesis in the mud volcanic sediments of the Barbados Accretionary Prism

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2355-2372

  Aloisi, Giovanni ^a,d   Pierre, Catherine ^a   Rouchy, Jean Marie ^b   Faugères, Jean Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonates; Cold seeps; Gas hydrates; Mud diapirs; Mud volcanoes; South Barbados Accretionary Prism

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; COLD SEEP; DIAGENESIS; GAS HYDRATE; MUD VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARBADOS ACCRETIONARY PRISM;

EID: 0036848858     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00061-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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