Iron speciation in cherts from the Laobao Formation, South China: Implications for anoxic and ferruginous deep-water conditions

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 27-28, 2010, Pages 3189-3196

  Chang, Hua Jin ^a,b,c   Chu, Xue Lei ^c   Feng, Lian Jun ^c   Huang, Jing ^c  

^a QINGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

cherts; Ediacaran; iron species; paleoenvironment; South China

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958470203     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4006-6     Document Type: Article

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