Anaerobic diagenesis of silica and carbon in continental margin sediments: Discrete zones of TCO2 production

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4611-4629

  Berelson, W M ^a   Prokopenko, M ^a   Sansone, F J ^b   Graham, A W ^b   McManus, J ^c   Bernhard, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; SILICA;

EID: 26844508840     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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