Superheavy S isotopes from glacier-associated sediments of the Neoproterozoic of south China: Oceanic anoxia or sulfate limitation?

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 198, Issue , 2006, Pages 205-222

  Tie Bing, Liu ^a   Maynard, J Barry ^b   Alten, John ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; REE; S isotopes

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; DEPOSITS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; IRON; IRON ALLOYS; IRON DEPOSITS; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE ALLOYS; MANGANESE DEPOSITS; PYRITES; RARE EARTHS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SHALE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UNDERWATER MINERAL RESOURCES;

BANDED IRON FORMATIONS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GLACIATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; RESERVOIR EFFECT; S ISOTOPES;

MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

ABUNDANCE; ANOXIA; ARCHEAN; CARBONATE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; PHANEROZOIC; PYRITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REMOBILIZATION; RESERVOIR; SEAWATER;

CHINA;

EID: 72849132756     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.1198(12)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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