Fluid inclusion evidence for impact-related hydrothermal fluid and hydrocarbon migration in Creataceous sediments of the ICDP-Chicxulub drill core Yax-1

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1187-1197

  Lüders, Volker ^a   Rickers, Karen ^a,b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CRETACEOUS; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IMPACT STRUCTURE; QUARTZ;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF CAMPECHE; CHICXULUB CRATER; GULF OF MEXICO; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 3943098783     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb01136.x     Document Type: Article

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