Neodymium isotopic composition of Cambrian-Ordovician biogenic apatite in the Baltoscandian Basin: Implications for palaeogeographical evolution and patterns of biodiversity

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-439

  Sturesson, Ulf ^a   Popov, Leonid E ^b   Holmer, Lars E ^a   Bassett, Michael G ^b   Felitsyn, Sergei ^c   Belyatsky, Boris ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baltica; Biodiversity; Biogenic apatite; Cambrian; Neodymium isotopes; Ordovician; Palaeogeography; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; APATITE; BIODIVERSITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; NEODYMIUM; SEAWATER; TECTONICS;

BALTICA; CAMBRIANS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; ORDOVICIAN; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ISOTOPES;

APATITE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CAMBRIAN; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 27144559647     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756805000877     Document Type: Article

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