Variations of sulfur and carbon isotopes in seawater during the Doushantuo stage in late Neoproterozoic

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1375-1380

  Zhang, Tonggang ^a   Chu, Xuelei ^a   Zhang, Qirui ^a   Feng, Lianjun ^a   Huo, Weiguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial sulfate reduction; Carbon isotope; Doushantuo stage; Isotopic fractionation; Snowball Earth; Sulfur isotope

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1442283630     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02wd0434     Document Type: Article

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