Carbonate Records of Submarine Hydrocarbon Venting: Northern Gulf of Mexico

Hydrocarbon seep sediments are examined from 3 sites in the Gulf of Mexico (Green Canyon Lease Blocks 232, 185, and 272) to relate the effects of gas hydrates and hydrocarbons on microbial process, pore fluid chemistry, and the processes of authigenic carbonate formation. Hydrocarbon-fueled microbia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hackworth, Matthew S.
Other Authors: Huiming Bao
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04132005-202304/