Stable carbon and oxygen isotope evidence of cretaceous sea-level fluctuations recorded in septarian concretions from Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 700-714

  Coniglio, Mario ^a   Myrow, Paul ^b   White, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON; CEMENTS; ISOTOPES; LIME; OXYGEN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; PORE WATER FRESHENING; PUEBLO , COLORADO; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SENSITIVE INDICATOR; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SULFATE REDUCTION;

SEA LEVEL;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCRETION; CRETACEOUS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041684600     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40931-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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