Spatial and temporal variations in carbon and sulfur isotopic compositions of Sinian sedimentary rocks in the Yangtze platform, South China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 59-75

  Li, R ^a   Chen, J ^a   Zhang, S ^b   Lei, J ^a   Shen, Y ^a   Chen, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Paleogeography; Sinian; Stable carbon and sulfur isotopes; Yangtze block

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SINIAN; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

CHINA;

EID: 0032734095     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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