Geologic evidence for a mantle superplume event at 1.9 Ga

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2000, Pages

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Des Marais, David J ^b   Abbott, Dallas ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

black shales; carbon isotopes; Mantle plumes; sea level; superplume

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON DEPOSITS; ISOTOPES; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

AREAL DISTRIBUTION; BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; BLACK SHALES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBONATE DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL INDEX OF ALTERATIONS; MANTLE PLUME; SUPERPLUME;

GALLIUM;

EID: 0003332832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GC000095     Document Type: Article

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