Barite Precipitation on Suspended Organic Matter in the Mesopelagic Zone

Mechanisms underlying barite precipitation in seawater and the precise depths of barite precipitation in the water column have been debated for decades. Here we present a detailed study of water column barite distribution in the mesopelagic zone at diverse stations in the open ocean by analyzing sam...

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Main Authors: F. Martinez-Ruiz, A. Paytan, M. T. Gonzalez-Muñoz, F. Jroundi, M. M. Abad, P. J. Lam, T. J. Horner, M. Kastner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.567714/full