Re-Os geochronology of a Mesoproterozoic sedimentary succession, Taoudeni basin, Mauritania: Implications for basin-wide correlations and Re-Os organic-rich sediments systematics

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 289, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 486-496

  Rooney, Alan D ^a   Selby, David ^a   Houzay, Jean Pierre ^b   Renne, Paul R ^c,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Fluids and Geochemistry Department   (France)

^c BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atar Group; Mauritania; Mesoproterozoic; Re Os geochronology; Taoudeni basin

Indexed keywords

AGE CONSTRAINTS; ATAR GROUP; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONTACT CONDITIONS; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; DIAGENETIC EVENTS; DRILL CORE; FLASH PYROLYSIS; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; NEOPROTEROZOIC; ORGANIC-RICH SEDIMENT; PROTEROZOIC;

CLAY MINERALS; CORE DRILLING; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; MICA; OPERATING ROOMS; OSMIUM; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

AGE DETERMINATION; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLAUCONITE; ILLITE; PROTEROZOIC; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ADRAR [MAURITANIA]; ATAR; BRAZIL; MAURITANIA; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; TAOUDENNI BASIN;

EID: 73749086920     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.11.039     Document Type: Article

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