Discussion on the Neoproterozoic glaciations in the South China Block and their related paleolatitudes

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1797-1800

  Zhang, Qirui ^a   Chu, Xuelei ^a   Feng, Lianjun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gaskiers; Kaigas; Marinoan; Neoproterozoic glaciations; Paleolatitudes; South China Block; Sturtian

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649085877     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0139-x     Document Type: Article

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