Paleoenvironments and growth of early Neoproterozoic calcimicrobial reefs: Platformal Little Dal Group, northwestern Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 249-269

  Batten, Kelly L ^a   Narbonne, Guy M ^a   James, Noël P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcimicrobe; Carbonate; Mackenzie Mountains; Neoproterozoic; Reef; Stromatolite

Indexed keywords

MICROBIALITE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; REEF;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3342913663     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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