Origin, distribution, and alteration of asphalts at Chapopote Knoll, Southern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1093-1106

  Brüning, Markus ^a   Sahling, Heiko ^a   MacDonald, Ian R ^b   Ding, Feng ^a   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt volcanism; Biodegradation; Cold seep; Heavy petroleum; Tar

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ASPHALT SURFACES; COLD SEEP; COLD SEEPS; GULF OF MEXICO; HEAVY PETROLEUM; LAVA FLOWS; OIL AND GAS; SALT STRUCTURES; SEA FLOOR; SEMI-SOLIDS; VISIBLE CRACKS; VOLUME REDUCTIONS; WATER DEPTH;

ASPHALT; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; DEPOSITS; EXTRUSION; HEAVY WATER; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; PETROLEUM TAR; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEEPAGE;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

ASPHALT; BIODEGRADATION; COLD SEEP; HYDROCARBON; SEAFLOOR; SEEPAGE; TAR; VISCOSITY; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 77951018812     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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