Boron and calcium isotope composition in Neoproterozoic carbonate rocks from Namibia: Evidence for extreme environmental change

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 73-86

  Kasemann, Simone A ^a   Hawkesworth, Chris J ^b   Prave, Anthony R ^c   Fallick, Anthony E ^d   Pearson, Paul N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron isotopes; Calcium isotopes; Neoproterozoic; Seawater pH, atmospheric CO2; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCKS; GLACIAL DEPOSITS; MARINE CARBONATES; NEOPROTEROZOIC ROCKS;

BORON; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; PH; ROCK MECHANICS; SEAWATER;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

BORON ISOTOPE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE ROCK; EARLY EARTH; GLACIATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13844307348     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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