Degrees of pyritization in the Gulf of Mexico in sediments influenced by the Coatzacoalcos and the Grijava-Usumacinta rivers;Grados de piritización en el Golfo de México en sedimentos influidos por los ríos Coatzacoalcos y Grijalva-Usumacinta

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 369-379

  Ortiz Zamora, Glicinia ^a   Huerta Díaz, Miguel Angel ^b   Salas de León, David Alberto ^a   Monreal Gómez, María Adela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coatzacoalcos River; Degrees of pyritization; Grijalva Usumacinta River; Gulf of Mexico; Sediments

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; PYRITE; SEDIMENT CORE;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0036945958     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v28i4.238     Document Type: Article

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