Strontium isotope stratigraphy of the Comanchean Series in north Texas and southern Oklahoma

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 669-682

  Denison, Rodger E ^a   Miller, Nathan R ^a   Scott, Robert W ^b   Reaser, Donald F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Precision Stratigraphy Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Comanchean; Cretaceous; Sr isotopes; Texas; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

SEAWATER VARIATIONS;

IRON; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; ROCKS; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CRETACEOUS; SEAWATER; STRATIGRAPHY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037594635     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2003)115<0669:SISOTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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