Depletion of 13C in Cretaceous marine organic matter: Source, diagenetic, or environmental sigal?

Marine Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1986, Pages 119-157

  Dean, Walter E ^a   Arthur, Michael A ^b   Claypool, George E ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON - ISOTOPES; GEOCHEMISTRY - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OCEANOGRAPHY - SEDIMENTATION;

CRETACEOUS MARINE ORGANIC MATTER;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 0022557876     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(86)90092-7     Document Type: Article

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