The sedimentary expression of oceanic anoxic event 1b in the North Atlantic

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1217-1246

  Alexandre, João Trabucho ^a   Van Gilst, Roeland Izaäk ^a,c   Rodríguez López, Juan Pedro ^b   De Boer, Poppe L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Aptian Albian; Kilian Event; North Atlantic; OAE 1b; Ocean Drilling Program; Oceanic anoxic event; Paquier Event

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER DRILLING; DEPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; LOCATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SHALE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

APTIAN/ALBIAN; KILIAN EVENT; NORTH ATLANTIC; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT; PAQUIER EVENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

ALBIAN; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; APTIAN; BLACK SHALE; CARBON CYCLE; DEEP SEA DRILLING PROJECT; DEPOCENTER; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUPHOTIC ZONE; LITHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79960413970     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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