Sources and cycling of carbon in continental, serpentinite-hosted alkaline springs in the Voltri Massif, Italy

Lithos

Volumn 177, Issue , 2013, Pages 226-244

  Schwarzenbach, Esther M ^a   Lang, Susan Q ^a   Früh Green, Gretchen L ^a   Lilley, Marvin D ^b   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^c   Méhay, Sabine ^a,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline springs; Carbon sequestration; Carbonate deposits; Serpentinization; Voltri Massif

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY MINERAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SERPENTINITE; SERPENTINIZATION; SPRING WATER;

ITALY; LIGURIA; VOLTRI MASSIF;

EID: 84881241323     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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