Carbon and sulfur isotopic compositions of basal Datangpo Formation, northeastern Guizhou, South China: Implications for depositional environment

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-429

  Chen, Xi ^a   Li, Da ^a   Ling, Hongfei ^a   Jiang, Shaoyong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C isotope; Datangpo Mn carbonate; Paleoenvironment; S isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PYRITES; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; C ISOTOPE; DATANGPO MN-CARBONATE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GUIZHOU; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEO-ENVIRONMENT; PORE WATERS; S ISOTOPES; SOUTH CHINA;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 42549116690     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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