Carbon isotope evidence for widespread methane seeps in the ca. 635 Ma Doushantuo cap carbonate in south China

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-350

  Wang, Jiasheng ^a,c   Jiang, Ganqing ^b   Xiao, Shuhai ^c   Li, Qing ^a   Wei, Qing ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Doushantuo cap carbonate; Ediacaran; Methane seeps; South China

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; METHANE SEEPS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SOUTH CHINA;

ISOTOPES; METHANE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; EDIACARAN; GLACIATION; METHANE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEEPAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; THREE GORGES;

BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 46149124599     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24513A.1     Document Type: Article

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