Evaporite sedimentation in the precambrian as related to changes in biosphere and seawater chemistry, article 1: Evaporites of the Archean and Lower Proterozoic

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-142

  Zharkov, M A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Archean; Arid climatic belts; Evaporites; Lower Proterozoic; Sulfate reduction; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVAPORITE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEAWATER; SULFATE;

EID: 20644432462     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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