Abundant Sr-rich aragonite in eastern Mediterranean sapropel S1: Diagenetic vs. detrital/biogenic origin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 235, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 135-148

  Reitz, Anja ^a   de Lange, Gert J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aragonite; Eastern Mediterranean; Inorganic geochemistry; Sapropel S1; Sr Ca ratio

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; MARL; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

CHLOROPHYTA; HALIMEDA;

EID: 33646377867     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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