Diagenetic formation of gypsum and dolomite in a cold-water coral mound in the Porcupine Seabight, off Ireland

Authigenic gypsum was found in a gravity core, retrieved from the top of Mound Perseverance, a giant cold-water coral mound in the Porcupine Basin, off Ireland. The occurrence of gypsum in such an environment is intriguing, because gypsum, a classic evaporitic mineral, is undersaturated with respect...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sedimentology 2010-04, Vol.57 (3), p.786-805
Hauptverfasser:	PIRLET, HANS, WEHRMANN, LAURA M, BRUNNER, BENJAMIN, FRANK, NORBERT, DEWANCKELE, JAN, VAN ROOIJ, DAVID, FOUBERT, ANNELEEN, SWENNEN, RUDY, NAUDTS, LIEVEN, BOONE, MATTHIEU, CNUDDE, VEERLE, HENRIET, JEAN-PIERRE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cold-water coral Continental interfaces, environment dolomite early diagenesis gypsum Lophelia Ocean, Atmosphere Porcupine Seabight Sciences of the Universe sulphur isotopes
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