New constraints on the ages of Neoproterozoic glaciations in south China

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 437-440

  Zhou, Chuanming ^a,b   Tucker, Robert ^c   Xiao, Shuhai ^b   Peng, Zhanxiong ^c   Yuan, Xunlai ^a   Chen, Zhe ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Geochronology; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; South China; U Pb

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DOUSHANTUO; NEOPROTEROZOIC GLACIATIONS; SOUTH CHINA;

AGING OF MATERIALS; CARBONATES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

DIAMICTITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2442444895     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20286.1     Document Type: Article

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