Barite in the ocean - occurrence, geochemistry and palaeoceanographic applications

Sedimentology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1817-1835

  Griffith, Elizabeth M ^a   Paytan, Adina ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Authigenic minerals; Barite; Formation fluids; Marine sediments; Palaeoceanography

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATES; AUTHIGENIC; COLD SEEPS; DIAGENETICS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FORMATION FLUIDS; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY; PORE WATERS; REDOX PROCESS; SEA FLOOR; TRACE COMPONENTS; WATER COLUMNS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPRINGS; MINERALS; OXIC SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BARITE;

BARITE; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84866452998     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2012.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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