Isotopic variation in fossils and matrix of the cretaceous red chalk at Speeton and South Ferriby, Yorkshire, England

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-112

  Price, G D ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELEMNITE; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; FORAMINIFERA; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031927231     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.52.1.107     Document Type: Article

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