Authigenic pyrite rods from the core HD196A in the northeastern South China Sea

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-525

  Lu, Hongfeng ^a,b   Chen, Fang ^a   Liao, Zhiliang ^a   Sun, Xiaoming ^b   Liu, Jian ^a   Cheng, Sihai ^a   Fu, Shaoying ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MARINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic methane oxidation; Anoxic sulfate reduction; Authigenic pyrite; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PYRITE; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 34548074681     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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