Isotopic evidence for biogenic precipitation as a principal mineralization process in coastal gasohydrothermal vents, Punta Mita, Mexico

Chemical Geology

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 113-121

  Alfonso, Pura ^a   Prol Ledesma, Rosa María ^b   Canet, Carles ^b   Melgarejo, Joan Carles ^c   Fallick, Anthony E ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Mexico; Pyrite; Radiocarbon; Shallow submarine hydrothermal vents; Sulphur isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; CALCITE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; PYRITE;

MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE;

EID: 29544436104     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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