Direct barite determination using SEM/EDS-ACC system: Implication for constraining barium carriers and barite preservation in marine sediments

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 289-306

  Robin, E ^a   Rabouille, C ^a   Martinez, G ^a   Lefevre, I ^a   Reyss, J L ^a   Van Beek, P ^a   Jeandel, C ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Barite; Barium; Central Pacific; Marine sediments; Productivity; Tropical Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BARITE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0041924939     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(03)00075-6     Document Type: Article

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