The mineral dissolution rate conundrum: Insights from reactive transport modeling of U isotopes and pore fluid chemistry in marine sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-363

  Maher, Kate ^a   Steefel, Carl I ^b   DePaolo, Donald J ^a,b   Viani, Brian E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; POREWATER; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 30944439831     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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