Stable isotope record of the terminal Neoproterozoic Krol platform in the Lesser Himalayas of northern India

Precambrian Research

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 156-185

  Kaufman, Alan J ^a   Jiang, Ganqing ^b   Christie Blick, Nicholas ^c   Banerjee, Dhiraj M ^d   Rai, Vibhuti ^e  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Isotope; Krol Group; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; ISOTOPE; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; LESSER HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646243239     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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