Molybdenum reduction in a sulfidic lake: Evidence from X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy and implications for the Mo paleoproxy

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 213-231

  Dahl, Tais W ^a   Chappaz, Anthony ^b   Fitts, Jeffrey P ^c,d   Lyons, Timothy W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MOLYBDENUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION;

LAKE CADAGNO; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

EID: 84871371917     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.10.058     Document Type: Article

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