Molecular fossils reveal fluid composition and flow intensity at a Cretaceous seep

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 847-850

  Peckmann, Jöm ^a   Birgel, Daniel ^a   Kiel, Steffen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; CARBON SOURCE; DIAGENETICS; FLOW INTENSITY; FLUID COMPOSITION; ISOPRENOIDS; LIPID BIOMARKERS; LOW FLOW; MARINE CARBONATES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; MOLECULAR FOSSILS; SEEP CARBONATES; SEEPAGE RATE;

BIOMARKERS; CEMENTS; DEPOSITS; LIMESTONE; METHANATION; METHANE;

SEEPAGE;

BRACHIOPOD; CRETACEOUS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FOSSIL; HYDROCARBON SEEP; LIMESTONE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; SEEPAGE;

CRIMEA; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UKRAINE;

DIMERELLOIDEA; PEREGRINELLA;

EID: 70349091425     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25658A.1     Document Type: Article

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