Neoproterozoic Chuar Group (~800-742 Ma), Grand Canyon: A record of cyclic marine deposition during global cooling and supercontinent rifting

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2001, Pages 465-499

  Dehler, Carol M ^a,b   Elrick, Maya ^a   Karlstrom, Karl E ^a   Smith, Gary A ^a   Crossey, Laura J ^a   Timmons, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chuar group; Cyclicity; Grand canyon; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 17544389217     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(01)00087-2     Document Type: Article

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