Possible indicators of microbial mat deposits in shales and sandstones: examples from the Mid-Proterozoic Belt Supergroup, Montana, USA

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 105-124

  Schieber, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL MAT; PROTEROZOIC;

USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0032168117     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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