Sulfidization in a shallow coastal depositional setting: Diagenetic and palaeoclimatic implications

Chemical Geology

Volumn 322-323, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-78

  Mazumdar, A ^a   Peketi, A ^a   Joao, H ^a   Dewangan, P ^a   Borole, D V ^a   Kocherla, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium reducible sulfur; Organic bound sulfur; Pyrite framboid; Reactive iron; Sulfur isotope

Indexed keywords

AGE DATING; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; DIAGENETICS; HIGH RESOLUTION SAMPLING; IRON-BEARING MINERALS; LABILE ORGANIC MATTER; LATE HOLOCENE; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POTENTIAL TOOL; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT WATER INTERFACE; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SHALLOW MARINE; SILTY-CLAY; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULFIDIZATION; SULFUR ISOTOPE; WATER DEPTH; WEST COAST;

CHROMIUM; IRON; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR;

SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; HOLOCENE; IRON; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PARTITIONING; PYRITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

GOA; INDIA;

EID: 84864029815     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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