Molybdenum isotope fractionations observed under anoxic experimental conditions

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-209

  Poulson Brucker, Rebecca L ^a   McManus, James ^a   Poulton, Simon W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Isotopes; Molybdenum; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DIAGENESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MOLYBDENUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFIDE;

EID: 84881531352     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0167     Document Type: Article

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