Secular variation in the major-ion chemistry of seawater: Evidence from fluid inclusions in Cretaceous halites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1977-1994

  Timofeeff, Michael N ^a   Lowenstein, Tim K ^a   da Silva, Maria Augusta Martins ^b   Harris, Nicholas B ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HALITE; SEAWATER; SECULAR VARIATION;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; CONGO BASIN; SERGIPE-ALAGOAS BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CONIACIAN; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 33645851641     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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