Global nature of the Paleoproterozoic Lomagundi carbon isotope excursion: A review of occurrences in Brazil, India, and Uruguay

Precambrian Research

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 274-299

  Maheshwari, Anil ^a   Sial, Alcides N ^b   Gaucher, Claudio ^c,d   Bossi, Jorge ^e   Bekker, Andrey ^f   Ferreira, Valderez P ^b   Romano, Antonio W ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Carbon isotopes; India; Lomagundi excursion; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE ROCK; DOLOSTONE; FACIES; PROTEROZOIC; UNCONFORMITY;

BRAZIL; INDIA; MINAS GERAIS; URUGUAY;

EID: 77957886773     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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