Sulphide mineralisation in the deep sea hydrothermal vent polychaete, Alvinella pompejana: Implications for fossil preservation

Marine Geology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-356

  Maginn, Ellis J ^a   Little, Crispin T S ^b,c   Herrington, Richard J ^b   Mills, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alvinella pompejana; Biomineralisation; Fossil hydrothermal deposits; Iron sulphides

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION;

DEGRADATION; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; SULFIDE MINERALS; VENTS;

GEOLOGY;

IRON; MARCASITE; MINERAL; PYRITE; SULFIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

BIOMINERALIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; IRON SULFIDE; POLYCHAETE; PRESERVATION; TUBE DWELLER;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; FOSSIL; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MINERALIZATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037197130     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(01)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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