Gas hydrate disturbance fabrics of southern Hydrate Ridge sediments (ODP Leg 204): Relationship with texture and physical properties

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 279-288

  Piñero, Elena ^a   Gràcia, Eulàlia ^a   Martínez Ruiz, Francisca ^b   Larrasoaña, Juan Cruz ^c   Vizcaino, Alexis ^a   Ercilla, Gemma ^d  

^a CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; OFFSHORE DRILLING; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

MOUSSE-LIKE FABRIC; SOUPY-LIKE FABRIC; TURBIDITE FACIES;

GAS HYDRATES;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; TEXTURE;

EID: 34250188050     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-007-0077-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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