Mississippian Paleocean chemistry from biotic and abiotic carbonate, Muleshoe Mound, Lake Valley Formation New Mexico, U.S.A.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-160

  Hasiuk, Franciszek J ^a   Lohmann, Kyger C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LUMINESCENCE; SEAWATER;

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE CARBONATES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS BALANCE MODEL; SEAWATER CHEMISTRY; SHALLOW WATER CARBONATES; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CARBONATION;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CALCITE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; DEVONIAN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS BALANCE; MISSISSIPPIAN; MODELING; SEAWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRINOIDEA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 39549110434     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.011     Document Type: Article

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