Nucleation, growth and oxidation of framboidal pyrite associated with hydrocarbon-derived submarine chimneys: Lessons learned from the Gulf of Cadiz

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 947-961

  Merinero, Raul ^a   Lunar, Rosario ^a   Somoza, Luis ^b   Díaz Del río, Víctor ^c   Martínez Frías, Jesüs ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c F   (Spain)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Chimneys; Crystal growth; Framboids; Gulf of Cadiz; Iron oxyhydroxides; Methane; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CHIMNEYS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OSTWALD RIPENING; PYRITES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES;

CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; FRAMBOIDS; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; GULF OF CADIZ; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CARBONATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NUCLEATION; OXIDATION; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; PYRITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 70449361713     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1956     Document Type: Article

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