Carbon isotope stratigraphy: A tool for basin to carbonate platform correlation

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-61

  Ferreri, V ^a   Weissert, H ^b   D'Argenio, B ^a,c   Buonocunto, F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS;

EID: 0031465049     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1997.tb00002.x     Document Type: Article

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