The role of iron and sulfur in the visual appearance of lake sediment varves

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-153

  Gälman, Veronika ^a   Rydberg, Johan ^a   Shchukarev, Andrei ^a   Sjöberg, Staffan ^a   Martínez Cortizas, Antonio ^b   Bindler, Richard ^a   Renberg, Ingemar ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical speciation; Iron; Iron cycling; Sulfur; Varve appearance; Varved (annually laminated) lake sediment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CORE ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; IRON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; LAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR; VARVE; WATER CHEMISTRY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NYLANDSSJON; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTERNORRLAND;

EID: 71349088129     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9267-6     Document Type: Article

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