Fractionation of carbon and oxygen isotopes in 13C-rich Palaeoproterozoic dolostones in the transition from medium-grade to high-grade greenschist facies: A case study from the Kola Superdeep Drillhole

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-82

  Melezhik, Victor A ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b   Smirnov, Yury P ^c   Yakovlev, Yury N ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Scientific Industrial Centre   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Calcite; Dolomite; Kola Superdeep Drillhole; Palaeoproterozoic; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DOLOMITE; FRACTIONATION; GREENSCHIST FACIES; PROTEROZOIC; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0037251272     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-008     Document Type: Article

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