Integrated chronostratigraphy of the Vendian System of Siberia: Implications for a global stratigraphy

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 957-973

  Pelechaty, Shane M ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemostratigraphy; Eustasy; Siberian Platform; Vendian

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; VENDIAN;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0032462840     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.6.0957     Document Type: Article

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