Precambrian superplumes and supercontinents: A record in black shales, carbon isotopes, and paleoclimates?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 239-260

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Des Marais, David J ^b   Abbott, Dallas ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Shale; Carbon Cycle; Carbon Isotopes; Paleoclimates; Superplume

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ANOXIA; BLACK SHALE; MANTLE PLUME; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUPERCONTINENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GEOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEA;

EID: 0035280714     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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