A reaction-transport model of periodic precipitation of pyrite in anoxic marine sediments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 287, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 158-170

  Bektursunova, Rimma ^a   L'Heureux, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early diagenesis; Liesegang bands; Periodic precipitation pattern; Reaction transport models; Sapropel sediments

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGENESIS; LIESEGANG BANDS; PERIODIC PRECIPITATIONS; REACTION-TRANSPORT MODELS; SAPROPEL SEDIMENTS;

MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SAPROPEL; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79960920901     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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