Origin and significance of diagenetic concretions in sediments of Laguna Potrok Aike, southern Argentina

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-291

  Vuillemin, A ^a   Ariztegui, D ^a   De Coninck, A S ^b   Lucke A ^c   Mayr, C ^d,e   Schubert, C J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Authigenic minerals; Framboids; ICDP project PASADO; Methanogenesis; Microbial reduction; Vivianite

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LATE GLACIAL; MAAR; METABOLISM; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PALEOSALINITY; PHOSPHORUS; POREWATER; PYRITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; VIVIANITE; WATER COLUMN;

ARGENTINA; LAGUNA POTROK AIKE; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA];

EID: 84883780186     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-013-9723-9     Document Type: Article

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