Organic geochemistry across the Permian-Triassic transition at the Idrijca Valley, Western Slovenia

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-72

  Schwab, Valérie ^a   Spangenberg, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; KEROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS;

TRANSGRESSION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IDRIJCA VALLEY; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0347662111     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00127-6     Document Type: Article

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