Transport of terrestrial organic matter in the Ogooué deep sea turbidite system (Gabon)

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1061-1072

  Biscara, Laurie ^a   Mulder, Thierry ^a   Martinez, Philippe ^a   Baudin, François ^b   Etcheber, Henri ^a   Jouanneau, Jean Marie ^a   Garlan, Thierry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c SHOM   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Gabon; Ogoou ; Organic matter; Rock Eval pyrolysis; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

CARBON AND NITROGEN; GABON; ORGANIC MATTER; ROCK-EVAL PYROLYSIS; TURBIDITES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; OXIDATION; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PYROLYSIS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ROCKS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SOURCE ROCK; TURBIDITE;

GABON;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79952626056     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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