Palynological and bulk geochemical constraints on the paleoceanographic conditions across the Frasnian-Famennian boundary, New Albany Shale, Indiana

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 72-84

  de la Rue, Sarah R ^a   Rowe, Harold D ^b   Rimmer, Susan M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Illinois Basin; Late Devonian; New Albany Shale; Palynomorphs; Stable isotopes; Tasmanites

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SHALE;

CHEMICO-PHYSICAL CONDITION; PALYNOMORPHS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BLACK SHALE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MUDSTONE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ILLINOIS BASIN; INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACRITARCHA; TASMANITES;

EID: 34247177652     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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