Dating the 840-544 Ma Neoproterozoic interval by isotopes of strontium, carbon, and sulfur in seawater, and some interpretative models

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 371-433

  Walter, M R ^a   Veevers, J J ^a   Calver, C R ^a   Gorjan, P ^a   Hill, A C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Correlation; Mongolia; Neoproterozoic; Seawater isotopes of carbon; Strontium; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; SULFUR;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; MONGOLIA;

EID: 0034092508     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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