Neoproterozoic glacial dynamics revealed by provenance of diamictites of the Bebedouro Formation, São Francisco Craton, Central Eastern Brazil

Terra Nova

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 375-385

  Figueiredo, Felipe Torres ^a   de Almeida, Renato Paes ^a   Tohver, Eric ^b   Babinski, Marly ^a   Liu, Dunyi ^c   Fanning, Christopher Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DIAMICTITE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SHRIMP DATING; ZIRCON;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350100499     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00893.x     Document Type: Article

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