Analysis of marine environmental conditions based onmolybdenum-uranium covariation-Applications to Mesozoic paleoceanography

Chemical Geology

Volumn 324-325, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-58

  Tribovillard, N ^a   Algeo, T J ^b   Baudin, F ^c   Riboulleau, A ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Cretaceous; Jurassic; Oceanic anoxic event; Redox conditions; Sedimentary geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CRETACEOUS; JURASSIC; OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT; REDOX CONDITION; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; URANIUM;

MOLYBDENUM;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; JURASSIC; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLYBDENUM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URANIUM; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84865419079     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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