Mantle origin of methane in the Black Sea

• Published in: Геофизический журнал
• Date: 2018
• Main Authors: Rusakov, O.M., Kutas, R.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут геофізики ім. С.I. Субботіна НАН України 2018
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145602
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Mantle origin of methane in the Black Sea / O.M. Rusakov, R.I. Kutas // Геофизический журнал. — 2018. — Т. 40, № 5. — С. 191-207. — Бібліогр.: 57 назв. — англ.

A new distribution map of gas seeps and mud volcanoes has been compiled of the Black Sea. It has been derived from the published coordinates for ca. 5000 gas seeps and 80 mud volcanoes. An analysis of the stable isotopic composition of methane has been performed for authigenic carbonates and sedimen...