Geochemistry of the Mural Formation (Aptian-Albian) of the Bisbee Group, Northern Sonora, Mexico

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-414

  Madhavaraju, J ^a   Gonzalez Leon C M ^a   Lee, Yong Il ^b   Armstrong Altrin, J S ^a   Reyes Campero, L M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Servicio Geologico Mexicano   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aptian Albian Limestone; Geochemistry; M xico; Mural Formation; Northern Sonora; Provenance; Rare Earth Element

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; APTIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LIMESTONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAWATER; SOURCE ROCK; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

ARIZONA; BISBEE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 77954657866     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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