Molar tooth structures in calcareous nodules, early Neoproterozoic Burovaya Formation, Turukhansk region, Siberia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 235-248

  Pope, Michael C ^a   Bartley, Julie K ^b   Knoll, Andrew H ^c   Petrov, Peter Yu ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Molar tooth structures; Neoproterozoic; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; PRESERVATION; PROTEROZOIC; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA; TURUKHANSK;

EID: 0038330698     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00312-3     Document Type: Article

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