Petrographic and geochemical characterization of seep carbonate from Bush Hill (GC 185) gas vent and hydrate site of the Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1190-1198

  Feng, Dong ^a,c   Chen, Duofu ^a   Roberts, Harry H ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bush Hill; Carbon and oxygen stable isotopes; Gulf of Mexico; Rare earth elements; Redox variation; Seep carbonate

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; BUSH HILL; COLD SEEPS; FLUID FLUXES; FORMATION CONDITIONS; GAS VENTS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; MATRIXES; MICROBIAL OXIDATIONS; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; PORE WATERS; RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS; REDOX VARIATION; REE PATTERNS; SEEP CARBONATE; SMECTITE; TOTAL CONTENTS; VARIABLE CONTENTS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE MINERALS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; ISOTOPES; METHANE; MINERALS; MINING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; RARE EARTHS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBONATION;

ARAGONITE; CLAST; ENRICHMENT; GAS HYDRATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON SEEP; LIMESTONE; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OXIDATION; PETROGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 67349147520     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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