New evidence for a mixed inorganic and organic origin of the Olympic Chimaera fire (Turkey): A large onshore seepage of abiogenic gas

Geofluids

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Hosgormez, H ^a   Etiope, G ^b   Yalcin M N ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abiogenic methane; Isotopic composition; Ophiolites; Seep; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; OPHIOLITE; SERPENTINIZATION;

ANTALYA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 57049137779     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2008.00226.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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