Changing redox conditions at cold seeps as revealed by authigenic carbonates from Alaminos Canyon, northern Gulf of Mexico

Chemical Geology

Volumn 285, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 82-96

  Birgel, Daniel ^a   Feng, Dong ^b,c   Roberts, Harry H ^c   Peckmann, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic methanotrophy; Anaerobic methanotrophy; Cold seep carbonate; Gulf of Mexico; Lipid biomarker; Rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METHANOTROPHY; COLD SEEP CARBONATE; GULF OF MEXICO; LIPID BIOMARKER; METHANOTROPHY;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

ARAGONITE; BIOMARKER; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COLD SEEP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; LIPID; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; OXIDATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEEPAGE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ALAMINOS CANYON; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BIVALVIA; DESULFOBULBUS; PROKARYOTA; TUBICOLAE;

EID: 79957496849     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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