Astronomical tuning of the Tortonian 87Sr/86Sr curve in the Mediterranean basin

Terra Nova

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Sprovieri, Mario ^a   Barbieri, Mario ^b   Bellanca, Adriana ^a   Neri, Rodolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TORTONIAN;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0037330025     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.2003.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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