Miocene methane-derived carbonates from southwestern Washington, USA and a model for silicification at seeps

Lethaia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-273

  Kuechler, Rony R ^a   Birgel, Daniel ^b   Kiel, Steffen ^c   Freiwald, André ^d   Goedert, James L ^e   Thiel, Volker ^c   Peckmann, Jörn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BIOTURBATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DIAGENESIS; FAUNA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; LIMESTONE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MIOCENE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; QUARTZ; SEEPAGE; SILICIFICATION;

COLUMBIA RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ARCHAEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS);

EID: 84858291847     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2011.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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