C-isotope composition and correlation of the Upper Neoproterozoic in Keping area, Xinjiang

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 504-511

  He, XiuBin ^a,b   Xu, Bei ^a,b   Yuan, ZhiYun ^a,b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C isotope; Glaciation; Keping area; Upper Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847339710     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0050-2     Document Type: Article

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