An oxygen isotope study of illite and calcite in three Appalachian Paleozoic vertic paleosols

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 456-464

  Mora, Claudia I ^a   Sheldon, Brian T ^a   Elliott, W Crawford ^b   Driese, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; ILLITE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALAEOZOIC; PALEOSOL;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 13144279311     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42687D9-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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