Dolomitization of holocene shallow-marine deposits mediated by sulfate reduction and methanogenesis in normal-salinity seawater, northern Belize

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 649-663

  Teal, Chellie S ^a   Mazzullo, S J ^a   Bischoff, William D ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; MAGNESITE; SEAWATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES;

BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION; HIGH-MG CALCITES; ORGANIC-RICH SEDIMENT; ORGANODIAGENETIC; SEDIMENT TEXTURES; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SHALLOW MARINE; SULFATE REDUCTION;

SEDIMENTS;

DOLOMITIZATION; HOLOCENE; METHANOGENESIS; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; SULFATE;

BELIZE;

EID: 0042686432     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC4092E-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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