Late diagenetic redistribution of uranium and disturbance of the U-PB whole rock isotope system in a black shale

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1234-1245

  Lev, S M ^a,b   McLennan, S M ^a   Hanson, G N ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BINARY ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; MONAZITE; OIL SHALE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; TRACE ELEMENTS; URANIUM; LEAD ALLOYS;

EARLY DIAGENESIS; EXTRACTABLE COMPONENTS; GEOCHEMICAL APPROACHES; ISOTOPIC SYSTEMS; MASS BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS; RECORD INFORMATION; REDOX INDICATOR; SYSTEM CONDITIONS;

LEAD ALLOYS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

BLACK SHALE; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORDOVICIAN; REDOX CONDITIONS; URANIUM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0040788107     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/021500701234     Document Type: Article

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