A palaeotemperature curve for the Precambrian oceans based on silicon isotopes in cherts

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7114, 2006, Pages 969-972

  Robert, François ^a   Chaussidon, Marc ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FLUID DYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GLACIATION EVENTS; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; SILICON ISOTOPES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; SEA WATER; SILICON;

CHERT; GLACIATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGICAL TIME; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33750466236     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05239     Document Type: Article

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