U-Th stratigraphy of a cold seep carbonate crust

Chemical Geology

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Bayon, G ^a   Henderson, G M ^b   Bohn, M ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonates; Cold seeps; Nile fan; U series

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; OCEANIC CRUST; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE FAN; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

GORGONACEA;

EID: 60249084771     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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