Methane seeps on an Early Jurassic dysoxic seafloor
The rhythmically bedded limestone-marl-shale succession of the Blue Lias Formation (Lias Group, Early Jurassic age) of Kilve in Somerset (SW England) preserves a suite of large conical concretions that formed around methane seeps. These are 1-2 m high, and elliptical in plan (axes 2-4 m), with an ou...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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