Stable isotopic study of late Neoproterozoic-early Cambrian (?) sediments from Naguar-Ganganagar basin, western India: Possible signatures of global and regional C-isotopic events

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-175

  Mazumdar, Aninda ^a   Bhattacharya, S K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Cambirian; Carbon isotope; Dolomite; Limestone; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2542470894     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.38.163     Document Type: Article

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