Organic geochemistry and stable isotope composition of New Zealand carbonate concretions and calcite fracture fills

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 395-414

  Pearson, Michael J ^a,b   Nelson, Campbell S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomarker maturity; Calcite; Carbon and oxygen isotopes; Concretions; Dolomite; Fatty acids; Lipids; Moeraki boulders; Northland Allochthon; Organic geochemistry; Siderite; Waikato Coal Measures

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE; CONCRETION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SEPTARIA;

EID: 16244418473     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515122     Document Type: Article

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