Dolomite formation in the dynamic deep biosphere: Results from the Peru Margin

Sedimentology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1007-1032

  Meister, Patrick ^a,b   McKenzie, Judith A ^b   Vasconcelos, Crisogono ^b   Bernasconi, Stefano ^b   Frank, Martin ^c   Gutjahr, Marcus ^d   Schrag, Daniel P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Deep biosphere; Dolomite; Peru Margin; Strontium isotopes; Sulphate methane interface

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DOLOMITE; MINERALOGY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PETROGRAPHY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34548786151     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00870.x     Document Type: Article

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