The Silurian of Gotland (Sweden): Facies interpretation based on stable isotopes in brachiopod shells

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 278-292

  Samtleben, Chr ^a   Munnecke, A ^a   Bickert, T ^b   Patzold J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachiopods; Carbonate facies; Silurian Gotland; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BRACHIOPOD; CARBON; CARBONATE; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN; PALAEOCLIMATE; SILURIAN;

SWEDEN, GOTLAND;

EID: 0029731717     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02422234     Document Type: Article

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