Mud volcanism and fluid geochemistry in the Cheleken peninsula, western Turkmenistan

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-134

  Oppo, Davide ^a   Capozzi, Rossella ^a   Nigarov, Aman ^b   Esenov, Paltamet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Desert Flora and Fauna   (Turkmenistan)

Author keywords

Fluid geochemistry; Fluid sources; Migration pathway; Mud volcanoes; Western Turkmenistan

Indexed keywords

SALINE WATER; VOLCANOES;

FLUID GEOCHEMISTRY; FLUID SOURCES; MIGRATION PATHWAY; MUD VOLCANOES; TURKMENISTAN;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MUD VOLCANO; RESERVOIR ROCK; SOURCE ROCK;

CASPIAN BASIN; TURKMENISTAN;

EID: 84902330397     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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