C-isotope composition and significance of the Sinian on the Tarim plate

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 385-389

  Xu, Bei ^a   Zheng, Haifei ^a   Yao, Haitao ^a   Li, Yongan ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Geology   (China)

Author keywords

C isotope composition; Sinian; Tarim plate

Indexed keywords

SINIA;

EID: 1542374818     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03tb9081     Document Type: Article

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