Low-latitude glaciation in the Neoproterozoic of Oman

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 413-416

  Kilner, Ben ^a   Mac Niocaill, Conall ^a   Brasier, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabia; Glaciation; Marinoan; Neoproterozoic; Oman; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; LOW-ALTITUDE SNOWBALL GLACIATION; MIRBAT FORMATIONS; NEOPROTEROZOIC ERA;

CARBONATES; EARTH (PLANET); ROCKS; SNOW;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; WORLD;

EID: 18944366377     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21227.1     Document Type: Article

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