Heterogeneity in geochemical expression of subaerial exposure in limestones, and its implications for sampling to detect exposure surfaces

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-169

  Theiling, Bethany P ^a   Railsback, L Bruce ^a   Holland, Steven M ^a   Crowe, Douglas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIME; LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GEOCHEMICAL PROFILES; POST-EXPOSURE; PRE-EXPOSURE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SINGLE SAMPLE; TESTING OF SURFACE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; LIMESTONE; ORDOVICIAN; OUTCROP; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; STRONTIUM; TRANSGRESSION;

EID: 34447274507     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.014     Document Type: Article

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