Genesis of phosphorite crusts off Peru

Marine Geology

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 68-81

  Arning, E T ^a   Luckge A ^b   Breuer, C ^c   Gussone, N ^c   Birgel, D ^a   Peckmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

anoxic conditions; coated grains; Peru; phosphogenesis; phosphorites; suboxic conditions; sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTHS; SULFATE MINERALS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; PERU; PHOSPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITES; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS; SULFATE REDUCTION;

PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS;

ANOMALY; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CRUST; MIOCENE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHOSPHORITE; PLEISTOCENE; REDUCTION; SUBOXIC CONDITIONS;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349212586     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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