1. Caracterización de los sedimentos de los volcanes de fango Meknes y Madrid (margen Marroquí del Golfo de Cádiz)
- Author
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Falagán, C., Mata, M.P. (María Pilar), López-González, N. (Nieves), Casas, D. (David), García-Fuentes, A., Martín-Puertas, C., Martos, R., Somoza-Losada, L. (Luis), Flor-Rodríguez, G., Gallastegui, J., Flor-Blanco, G., and Martín-Llaneza, J.
- Subjects
mud breccia ,Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga ,mud volcanoes ,materia orgánica ,volcanes de fango ,brecha fangosa ,Medio Marino ,C/N ,Golfo de Cádiz ,Gulf of Cádiz ,organic matter - Abstract
A sedimentological and geochemical study of 4 cores of the AtlanticMoroccoan margin retrieved during the MVSEIS/08 cruise (R/V Hesperides) has been done. Fourtypes of sediments have been distinguished on the basis of the sedimentological features, organic matter and carbonate content and C/N ratio: a) Organic-rich hemipelagic sediments with C/N close to 8; b) carbonate and organic matter-rich outcropping units with C/N ratios close to 15.5, c) mud breccia units, with low TOC and organic matter values and d) hemipelagic-like units with intermediate geochemical values that are probably related to sedimentary instability.
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- 2009