Controls on authigenic carbonate precipitation at cold seeps along the convergent margin off Costa Rica

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Karaca, Deniz ^a   Hensen, Christian ^b   Wallmann, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

authigenic carbonates; calcium; Central America; cold seeps; fluid flow; modeling

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUIDS; METHANE; REACTION RATES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLD SEEPS; FLUID FLOW; MODELING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CALCIUM; CARBON CYCLE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COLD SEEP; METHANE; OXIDATION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 77956278537     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003062     Document Type: Article

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