Stratigraphy, sedimentary structures, and textures of the late Neoproterozoic Doushantuo cap carbonate in south China

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 978-995

  Jiang, Ganqing ^a   Kennedy, Martin J ^b   Christie Blick, Nicholas ^c   Wu, Huaichun ^d   Zhang, Shihong ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; LIME; LIMESTONE; METHANE; PYRITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILICA; STRATIGRAPHY; TEXTURES;

CAP CARBONATES; LAMINATED SEDIMENTS; LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC; METHANE RELEASE; METHANE SEEP; OXYGEN LEVELS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SYNSEDIMENTARY;

GAS HYDRATES;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; POSTGLACIAL; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TEXTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33749431378     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2006.086     Document Type: Article

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