Lower Jurassic mud volcanoes and methane, Kilve, Somerset, UK

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Price, G D ^a   Vowles Sheridan, N ^a   Anderson, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Authigenic carbonate; Carbon isotopes; Lias; Tufa

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BRECCIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SHALE; TUFA;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KILVE; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMMONOIDEA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 48249144834     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80318-5     Document Type: Article

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