Journal article
Radiometric dating of submarine hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico
Abstract
Massive abiotic carbonates and calcareous shells of the chemosynthetic mytilid Bathymodiolus sp. containing a detailed history of hydrocarbon seepage were investigated using radiocarbon and U-series isotopes. Stable carbon isotopes and 87Sr/86Sr ratios were also determined in order to provide insights on the carbon source and the nature of the hydrocarbon-rich fluids. Samples from five seepage sites on the northern Gulf of Mexico sea floor …
Authors
Aharon P; Schwarcz HP; Roberts HH
Journal
Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 109, No. 5, pp. 568–579
Publisher
Geological Society of America
Publication Date
May 1997
DOI
10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<0568:rdoshs>2.3.co;2
ISSN
0016-7606