Iron and manganese diagenesis in deep sea volcanogenic sediments and the origins of pore water colloids

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5032-5048

  Homoky, W B ^a   Hembury, D J ^a   Hepburn, L E ^a   Mills, R A ^a   Statham, P J ^a   Fones, G R ^b   Palmer, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COLLOID; DEEP SEA; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; GOETHITE; IRON; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SMECTITE; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

EID: 79961170450     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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