The accumulation of silver in marine sediments: A link to biogenic Ba and marine productivity

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  McKay, J L ^a   Pedersen, T F ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGINS; DEEP WATERS; MARINE PRODUCTIVITIES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; NEAR SURFACES; ORGANIC PARTICLES; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRIMARY CONTROLS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SILVER CONTENTS; SULFATE REDUCTIONS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRACE METALS; WATER DEPTHS;

BARIUM; MOLYBDENUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

SILVER;

ACCUMULATION; BARIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTICLE MOTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDOX CONDITIONS; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SILVER; TRACE METAL; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 64549129958     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GB003136     Document Type: Article

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