Characteristics and possible origin of native aluminum in cold seep sediments from the northeastern South China Sea

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 363-370

  Chen, Zhong ^a   Huang, Chi Yue ^b   Zhao, Meixun ^c   Yan, Wen ^a   Chien, Chih Wei ^b   Chen, Muhong ^a   Yang, Huaping ^a   Machiyama, Hideaki ^d   Lin, Saulwood ^e  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ocean University of China   (China)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cold seep; Formation mechanism; Microbial processes; Native aluminum (Al ); South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLD SEEP; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FORMATION MECHANISM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CENTRAL INDIAN BASIN; EAST PACIFIC RISE; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHERULES;

EID: 78449277183     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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