Molybdenum isotope signatures from Yangtze craton continental margin and its indication to organic burial rate

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 759-766

  Zhou, Lian ^a   Zhou, Hong Bing ^b   Li, Mo ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Archer, Corey ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient continental margin setting; Molybdenum isotope; Organic carbon burial rate

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; ISOTOPES; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANCIENT CONTINENTAL MARGIN SETTING; MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPE; ORGANIC CARBON BURIAL RATE;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 37349109591     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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