A late Cambrian positive carbon-isotope excursion in the southern Appalachians: Relation to biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, environments of deposition, and diagenesis

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1212-1222

  Glumac, Bosiljka ^a   Walker, Kenneth R ^b  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032459779     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268937-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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