Sources and mechanisms for the enrichment of highly reactive iron in euxinic Black Sea sediments

American Journal of Science

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-233

  Anderson, Thomas F ^a   Raiswell, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT; EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; FORMATION MECHANISM; IRON; MARINE SEDIMENT;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA;

EID: 2942578996     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.304.3.203     Document Type: Article

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