Methane-derived authigenic carbonates along the North Anatolian fault system in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-130

  Crémière, Antoine ^a   Pierre, Catherine ^a   Blanc Valleron, Marie Madeleine ^b   Zitter, Tiphaine ^c   Çaǧ atay, M Namik ^d   Henry, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biogenic and thermogenic methane; Carbon and oxygen isotopes; Cold seeps; Gas hydrates; Marmara Sea; Methane derived authigenic carbonates; North Anatolian fault

Indexed keywords

COLD SEEPS; MARMARA SEA; METHANE-DERIVED AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; THERMOGENIC METHANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; ISOTOPES; METHANE; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBONATE GROUP; COLD SEEP; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; FAULT; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ANATOLIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 84862283100     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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