Importance of clay in iron transport and sediment reddening: Evidence from reduction features of the Abo Formation, New Mexico, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 562-571

  Bensing, Joel P ^a,b   Mozley, Peter S ^a   Dunbar, Nelia W ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE; HEMATITE; ROCKS;

FERRIC OXY-HYDROXIDES; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; IRON CONTENT; IRON SOURCES; IRON TRANSPORT; IRON-BEARING CLAYS; PRIMARY SOURCES; REDUCING CONDITIONS;

IRON;

CLAY; IRON; PROVENANCE; RED BED; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27244454921     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2005.046     Document Type: Article

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