Two billion year old isotopically heavy carbon: Evidence from the Labrador Trough, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-285

  Melezhik, V A ^a   Fallick, A E ^b   Clark, T ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; ISOTOPICALLY HEAVY CARBON; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LABRADOR TROUGH;

EID: 0030829556     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-025     Document Type: Article

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