Chemostratigraphy of carbonates from the Minas Supergroup, quadrilátero ferrífero (iron quadrangle), Brazil: A stratigraphic record of early proterozoic atmospheric, biogeochemical and climatic change

American Journal of Science

Volumn 303, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 865-904

  Bekker, A ^a   Sial, A N ^b   Karhu, J A ^c   Ferreira, V P ^b   Noce, C M ^d   Kaufman, A J ^e   Romano, A W ^d   Pimentel, M M ^f  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS; QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642407088     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.303.10.865     Document Type: Article

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