A sedimentary prelude to Marinoan glaciation, Cryogenian (Middle Neoproterozoic) Keele Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 223-247

  Day, Edith S ^a   James, Noel P ^a   Narbonne, Guy M ^a   Dalrymple, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Glaciation; Marinoan; Neoproterozoic; Sedimentology; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; SILICIC ACID; WATER;

FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; GLACIER; MINERALOGY; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3342875559     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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