Evidence from molybdenum and iron isotopes and molybdenum-uranium covariation for sulphidic bottom waters during Eastern Mediterranean sapropel S1 formation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 393, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-242

  Azrieli Tal, I ^a   Matthews, A ^a   Bar Matthews, M ^b   Almogi Labin, A ^b   Vance, D ^c,d   Archer, C ^c,d   Teutsch, N ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benthic iron isotope shuttle; Euxinic bottom waters; Molybdenum isotopes; Molybdenum uranium covariation; Paleoredox; Sapropel S1

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; COVARIATION; IRON ISOTOPES; MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES; PALEOREDOX; SAPROPEL S1;

DEPOSITION; MOLYBDENUM; OXIC SEDIMENTS; SEAWATER;

ISOTOPES;

BOTTOM WATER; EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MOLYBDENUM; REDOX CONDITIONS; SAPROPEL; SEAWATER; STRATIFICATION; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM;

EID: 84897870437     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.054     Document Type: Article

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