Palaeoceanographic redox environments for the lower Cambrian Hetang Formation in South China: Evidence from pyrite framboids, redox sensitive trace elements, and sponge biota occurrence

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 271, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 279-286

  Zhou, Chuanming ^a   Jiang, Shao Yong ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Black shale; Lower Cambrian; Palaeoredox proxies; Pyrite framboid; South China

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; BLACK SHALE; CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPONGE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER COLUMN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

HEXACTINELLIDA;

EID: 58149087503     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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