Formation of secondary carbonates and native sulphur in sulphate-rich Messinian strata, Sicily

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 227, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 37-50

  Ziegenbalg, S B ^a   Brunner, B ^b   Rouchy, J M ^c   Birgel, D ^a   Pierre, C ^d   Bottcher M E ^e   Caruso, A ^f   Immenhauser, A ^g   Peckmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^g RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonate; Messinian salinity crisis; Microbial sulphate reduction; Native sulphur; Sicily

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENESIS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; LIMESTONE; MESSINIAN; METEORIC WATER; METHANE; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINITY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR; TRANSFORMATION;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 77952674252     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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