Non-destructive method to detect the cycle of lamination in sedimentary rocks: Rhythmite sequence in Neoproterozoic Cap carbonates

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 286, Issue , 2007, Pages 27-34

  Katsuta, N ^a   Tojo, B ^b   Takano, M ^a   Yoshioka, H ^c   Kawakami, S ^b   Ohno, T ^d   Kumazawa, M ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DOLOMITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECAMBRIAN; RHYTHMITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38349117713     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP286.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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