Stratigraphy and environmental conditions of the terminal Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Period in Oman: Evidence from sulphur isotopes

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 489-499

  Schröder, Stefan ^a   Schreiber, B Charlotte ^b   Amthor, Joachim E ^c   Matter, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Isotope geochemistry; Neoproterozoic; Oman; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; EVAPORITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 2142767388     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-062     Document Type: Article

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