Manganese nodules in the Miocene Bahía Inglesa Formation, north-central Chile: Petrography, geochemistry, genesis and palaeoceanographic significance

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 217, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 128-139

  Achurra, L E ^a,b   Lacassie, J P ^b,c   Le Roux, J P ^a   Marquardt, C ^b,d   Belmar, M ^a,e   Ruiz del Solar, J ^a   Ishman, S E ^f  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b SERNAGEOMIN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^d Antofagasta Minerals SA   (Chile)

^e SGS Mineral Services   (Chile)

^f SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bah a Inglesa Formation; Manganese nodules; Multiple discriminant analysis; Neuron network analysis; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEBRIS FLOW; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE NODULE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TODOROKITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 67349273300     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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