The sulfur isotopic composition of Neoproterozoic seawater sulfate: Implications for a snowball Earth?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 413-429

  Hurtgen, Matthew T ^a   Arthur, Michael ^a   Suits, Neil ^b   Kaufman, Alan ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Namibia; Neoproterozoic; Paleoclimatology; S 34 S 32; Sea Water; Secular variation

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER; SECULAR VARIATION; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0037107925     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00804-X     Document Type: Article

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