Chemostratigraphy of the Neoproterozoic Mirassol d'Oeste cap dolostones (Mato Grosso, Brazil): An alternative model for Marinoan cap dolostone formation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 250, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 89-103

  Font, E ^a,b   Nedelec A ^b   Trindade, R I F ^a   Macouin, M ^b   Charriere A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amazonian craton; Cap dolostone; Marinoan glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

CAP DOLOSTONE; GLACIAL DIAMICTITES; MARINOAN GLACIATION; NEOPROTEROZOIC; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; PETROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SALINE WATER; STRATIGRAPHY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CARBONATE RAMP; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRATON; DIAMICTITE; DOLOSTONE; FORMATION MECHANISM; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748898742     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.06.047     Document Type: Article

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