Authigenic carbonates from methane seeps of the Congo deep-sea fan

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 249-257

  Pierre, Catherine ^a   Fouquet, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATES; GEOCHEMISTRY; METHANE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXIDATION;

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; DEEP-SEA FAN; METHANE HYDRATES; MICROBIAL OXIDATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CARBONATE; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; SUBMARINE FAN;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; GORGONACEA;

EID: 34250184992     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-007-0081-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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