Molecular signature of the Neoproterozoic Acraman impact event

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Hallmann, Christian ^a   Grey, Kathleen ^b   Webster, Lynn J ^c   McKirdy, David M ^c   Grice, Kliti ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PHYLA; AUSTRALIA; BOLIDE IMPACT; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; CONTEXTUALISATION; CORONENE; EDIACARAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; IMPACT EJECTA; IMPACT EVENTS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR SIGNATURES; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NEOPROTEROZOIC ERA;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ASH; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; COMBUSTION; GLACIATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA; OFFICER BASIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 74149093233     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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