Differential aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbon gases discharged at mud volcanoes in the Nile deep-sea fan

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3849-3863

  Mastalerz, Vincent ^a   de Lange, Gert J ^a   Dählmann, Anke ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXIDATION; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE FAN; VOLCANO; WATER COLUMN;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 66149189332     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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