Authigenic carbonates from the Cascadia subduction zone and their relation to gas hydrate stability

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 647-650

  Bohrmann, Gerhard ^a   Greinert, Jens ^a   Suess, Erwin ^a   Torres, Marta ^b  

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

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DEPOSITS; HYDRATION; ISOTOPES; MAGNESITE; SEDIMENTS;

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; GAS HYDRATE STABILITIES; MAGNESIUM CALCITE; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE FRACTIONATIONS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE VALUES; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

GAS HYDRATES;

CARBONATE; GAS HYDRATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CRYSTALLINITY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; POREWATER;

CASCADIA MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84874957950     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0647:ACFTCS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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