Using the 87Sr/86Sr of modern and paleoseep carbonates from northern Cascadia to link modern fluid flow to the past

Chemical Geology

Volumn 334, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-130

  Joseph, C ^a   Torres, M E ^a   Martin, R A ^b   Haley, B A ^a   Pohlman, J W ^c   Riedel, M ^d   Rose, K ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Burke Museum   (United States)

^c Geological Survey   (United States)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Authigenic carbonate; Barkley Canyon; Crescent Terrane; Paleoseep; Site U1329; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; DEHYDRATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; ISOTOPES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEAWATER;

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; BARKLEY CANYON; CRESCENT TERRANE; PALEOSEEP; SITE U1329; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

AUTHIGENESIS; CARBONATE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COLD SEEP; FORMATION MECHANISM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; JUAN DE FUCA PLATE; OCEANIC CRUST; OLIGOCENE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TURBIDITE;

CASCADIA BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84868234123     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.10.020     Document Type: Article

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