Rare earth elements in Solnhofen biogenic apatite: Geochemical clues to the palaeoenvironment

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 109-127

  Kemp, Richard A ^a   Trueman, Clive ^b  

^a Olveston Court ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatite; Coprolites; Geochemistry; Palaeoenvironment; REE; Solnhofen

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; COPROLITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 0037427791     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00163-X     Document Type: Article

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