Formation of todorokite from vernadite in Ni-rich hemipelagic sediments

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5698-5716

  Bodeï, Sabine ^a   Manceau, Alain ^b   Geoffroy, Nicolas ^b   Baronnet, Alain ^c   Buatier, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; MANGANESE; MINERALOGY; NICKEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TODOROKITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NICOYA PENINSULA;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 36148939566     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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