Thorium-derived dust fluxes to the tropical Pacific Ocean, 58Ma

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 87, Issue , 2012, Pages 194-209

  Woodard, Stella C ^a   Thomas, Deborah J ^a   Marcantonio, Franco ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TERTIARY; THORIUM; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SHATSKY RISE;

EID: 84861198082     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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