Pore-fluid Fe isotopes reflect the extent of benthic Fe redox recycling: Evidence from continental shelf and deep-sea sediments

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 751-754

  Homoky, W B ^a   Severmann, S ^b   Mills, R A ^a   Statham, P J ^a   Fones, G R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS; PORE FLUIDS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; VOLCANICLASTICS; WATER DEPTH;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

WATER RECYCLING;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; RECYCLING; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 69649084742     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25731A.1     Document Type: Article

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