New evidence of deposition under cold climate for the Xieshuihe Formation of the Nanhua System in northwestern Hunan, China

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1420-1427

  Feng, Lianjun ^a   Chu, Xuelei ^a   Zhang, Qirui ^a   Zhang, Tonggang ^a   Li, He ^a   Jiang, Neng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Gucheng (Chang'an) glacial epoch; Neoproterozoic; Paleoclimate; Xieshuihe Formation; Yangjiaping section

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749844648     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wd0572     Document Type: Article

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