Oceanic redox conditions in the Late Mesoproterozoic recorded in the upper Vazante Group carbonates of São Francisco Basin, Brazil: Evidence from stable isotopes and REEs

Precambrian Research

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 259-270

  Azmy, Karem ^a   Sylvester, Paul ^a   de Oliveira, Tolentino F ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b 254 Departamento Geologia Centro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Redox conditions; REE; Th U; Vazante carbonates

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; PROTEROZOIC; REDOX CONDITIONS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58549103903     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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