Genesis of carbonate precipitate patterns and associated microfossils in Mesoproterozoic formations of India and Russia - A comparative study

Precambrian Research

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 317-347

  Sharma, Mukund ^a   Sergeev, Vladimir N ^b  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; India; Mesoproterozoic; Precipitates; Russia; Semri Group

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; LIMESTONE; WATER;

CYANOBACTERIUM; LIMESTONE; MICROFOSSIL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTEROZOIC;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOSSIL; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRESERVATION; PROTEROZOIC; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEDIMENT; TRICHOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 5344259670     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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