The chromium isotopic composition of seawater and marine carbonates

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 382, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-20

  Bonnand, P ^a   James, R H ^a,b   Parkinson, I J ^a,c   Connelly, D P ^b   Fairchild, I J ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromium isotopes; Marine carbonates; Seawater; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINE BASINS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE CARBONATES; OXYGENATION LEVELS; SEAWATER SAMPLES; SITU REDUCTION;

CARBONATES; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; REDOX REACTIONS; SILICATES; WEATHERING;

SEAWATER;

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHROMIUM; DEEP WATER; INTERMEDIATE WATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MASS BALANCE; OPEN OCEAN; OXYGENATION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARGENTINE BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLAND; HAMPSHIRE; SOUTHAMPTON WATER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884558193     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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