The effect of early diagenesis on the Fe isotope compositions of porewaters and authigenic minerals in continental margin sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2006-2022

  Severmann, Silke ^a   Johnson, Clark M ^a   Beard, Brian L ^a   McManus, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY CANYON; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645844233     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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