87Sr/86SR chemostratigraphy of Neoproterozoic Dalradian limestones Scotland and Ireland: Constraints on depositional ages and time scales

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-242

  Thomas, Christopher W ^a,b   Graham, Colin M ^b   Ellam, Robert M ^c   Fallick, Anthony E ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18O; 87Sr 86Sr; Dalradian; Limestone; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DALRADIAN; DATING METHOD; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LIMESTONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642388549     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-001     Document Type: Article

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