A possible capture of molybdenum during early diagenesis of dysoxic sediments

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-12

  Tribovillard, Nicolas ^a   Lyons, Timothy W ^b   Riboulleau, Armelle ^a   Bout Roumazeilles, Viviane ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bancs Jumeaux Fm; Boulonnais; Early diagenesis; Geochemistry; Late Jurassic; Molybdenum; Polyframboids; Pyrite; Redox proxies; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCRETION; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; MARL; MOLYBDENUM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39149098148     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.1.3     Document Type: Article

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