Geochemistry of ferromanganese micronodules and associated Mn and trace metals diagenesis at high terrigenous depositional site of middle fan region, Bay of Bengal

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 961-978

  Chauhan, Onkar S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

MICRONODULES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

DIAGENESIS; FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; TRACE METAL;

BAY OF BENGAL;

EID: 0037225968     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00615-X     Document Type: Article

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