Authigenesis of native sulphur and dolomite in a lacustrine evaporitic setting (Hellín basin, Late Miocene, SE Spain)

Geological Magazine

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-669

  Lindtke, J ^a   Ziegenbalg, S B ^a   Brunner, B ^b   Rouchy, J M ^c   Pierre, C ^d   Peckmann, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

authigenic dolomite; bacterial sulphate reduction; lacustrine setting; native sulphur

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GYPSUM; ISOTOPES; LAKES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AUTHIGENIC; BACTERIAL SULPHATE REDUCTIONS; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; MICROBIAL SULPHATE REDUCTION;

CARBONATION;

AUTHIGENESIS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DOLOMITE; GYPSUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULFUR;

SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960332139     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756811000124     Document Type: Article

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