Influence of a turbidite deposit on the extent of pyritization of iron, manganese and trace metals in sediments from the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California (Mexico)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1149-1163

  Otero, Xosé Luis ^a   Huerta Diaz, Miguel Angel ^b   Macías, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Autonoma de Baja California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; DEPOSITS; PYRITES; TRACE ELEMENTS; TURBIDITY;

TURBIDITE DEPOSITS;

SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PYRITE; TRACE METAL; TURBIDITE;

GUAYMAS BASIN; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037672519     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00190-7     Document Type: Article

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