Petrographic and geochemical study of organic matter in surficial laminated sediments from an upwelling system (Mejillones del Sur Bay, Northern Chile)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 881-894

  Valdes J ^a,b   Sifeddine, A ^b   Lallier Verges, E ^c   Ortlieb, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN WATER; LAMINATED SEDIMENTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER;

FLOCCULATION; METABOLISM; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; UPWELLING;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; MEJILLONES DEL SUR BAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2642574444     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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