Geochemistry of Precambrian carbonates: VII. Belt supergroup, Montana and Idaho, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 667-677

  Hall, Susan M ^a,c   Veizer, Ján ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELT SUPERGROUP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; LIMESTONE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY;

USA, IDAHO; USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0029729157     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00424-6     Document Type: Article

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