Sediment geochemistry of the Lower Jurassic Gordondale Member, northeastern British Columbia

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-365

  Ross, Daniel J K ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MARINE LITHO-STRATIGRAPHY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRECCIA; CONGLOMERATE; FRANCOLITE; JURASSIC; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARL; MUDSTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PYRITE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE RIVER [CANADA];

EID: 33947321789     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.54.4.337     Document Type: Article

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