Integrated Sr isotope variations and sea-level history of middle to Upper Cambrian platform carbonates: Implications for the evolution of Cambrian seawater 87Sr/86Sr

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 917-920

  Montañez, Isabel P ^a   Banner, Jay L ^b   Osleger, David A ^a   Borg, Lars E ^b   Bosserman, Paula J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; EARLY CAMBRIANS; GREAT BASIN; HIGH RESOLUTION; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; SURFACE AREA; WEATHERING RATES; CAMBRIANS; SR ISOTOPES;

STRONTIUM;

CAMBRIAN; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ISOTOPIC RATIO; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SURFACE AREA; WATER CHEMISTRY; PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0030469977     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0917:ISIVAS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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