Submarine weathering of silicate minerals and the extent of pore water freshening at active continental margins

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-216

  Scholz, Florian ^a,b   Hensen, Christian ^a,b   Schmidt, Mark ^a   Geersen, Jacob ^a,b,c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHLORIDE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CORE; SILICATE MINERAL; SMECTITE; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; WATER UPTAKE;

CHILE;

EID: 84869749165     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.043     Document Type: Article

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