Constraining magnesium cycling in marine sediments using magnesium isotopes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 5039-5053

  Higgins, J A ^a   Schrag, D P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; DIFFUSION; DOLOMITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAGNESIUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC CARBON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

EID: 77955088446     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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