The Late Eocene 'Whiskey Creek' methane-seep deposit (western Washington State). Part II: Petrology, stable isotopes, and biogeochemistry

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Volumn , Issue 48, 2003, Pages 241-254

  Peckmann, Jörn ^a   Goedert, James L ^b   Heinrichs, Till ^c   Hoefs, Jochen ^c   Reitner, Joachim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authigenesis; Carbon isotopes; Carbonate fabrics; Carbonates; Eocene; Methane; Pyrite; Seeps; Sulphur isotopes; Washington State

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE; EOCENE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; LIMESTONE; PETROLOGY; PYRITE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037592898     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02667542     Document Type: Article

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