The Permo-Triassic transition in Spitsbergen: δ13Corg chemostratigraphy, Fe and S geochemistry, facies, fauna and trace fossils

Geological Magazine

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-62

  Wignall, P B ^a   Morante, R ^b   Newton, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALAEONTOLOGY; PERMIAN/TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; TRACE FOSSIL;

SVALBARD, SPITSBERGEN;

EID: 0031891087     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756897008121     Document Type: Article

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