Initial results of comparing cold-seep carbonates from mussel- and tubeworm-associated environments at Atwater Valley lease block 340, northern Gulf of Mexico

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 21-23, 2010, Pages 2030-2039

  Feng, Dong ^a,b   Roberts, Harry H ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonate; Gulf of Mexico; Mussel; Seep; Tubeworm

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; GULF OF MEXICO; MUSSEL; SEEP; TUBEWORMS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEMS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; MAGNESIUM; MINERALOGY; MINERALS;

HYDROCARBONS;

ANNELID; ARAGONITE; BIVALVE; CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; COLD SEEP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON; MAGNESIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SYMBIOSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATWATER VALLEY; GULF OF MEXICO;

TUBICOLAE;

EID: 78349259805     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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