The effect of rising atmospheric oxygen on carbon and sulfur isotope anomalies in the Neoproterozoic Johnnie Formation, Death Valley, USA

Chemical Geology

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 47-63

  Kaufman, Alan J ^a   Corsetti, Frank A ^b   Varni, Michael A ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Carbon; Isotopes; Neoproterozoic; Oxygen; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SYSTEM; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; PROTEROZOIC; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA;

EID: 33846625282     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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