Rapid organic matter sulfurization in sinking particles from the Cariaco Basin water column

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 190, Issue , 2016, Pages 175-190

  Raven, Morgan Reed ^a   Sessions, Alex L ^a   Adkins, Jess F ^a   Thunell, Robert C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxic environments; Kerogen; Marine particulate organic matter (POM); Organic sulfur; Sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CRETACEOUS; KEROGEN; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFUR ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIACO BASIN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 84978412166     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.06.030     Document Type: Article

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