Comparison of geochemical and distinctive mineralogical features associated with the Kinzers and Burgess Shale formations and their associated units

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 127-140

  Powell, Wayne ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Burgess Shale; Cambrian; Geochemistry; Herringbone calcite; Kinzers

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CARBONATE ROCK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOSSIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; MINERALOGY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SHALE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349174196     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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