Does the global stratigraphic reproducibility of δ13C in neoproterozoic carbonates require a marine origin? A Pliocene- Pleistocene comparison

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-90

  Swart, P K ^a   Kennedy, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; DIAGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY EVENTS; GLACIAL DEPOSITS; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; GLOBAL MARINES; ISOTOPIC VALUES; NEGATIVE SHIFT; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEALEVEL CHANGE; SECULAR VARIATION; STRATIGRAPHIC MARKERS; STRATIGRAPHIC RECORDS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CARBON; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE ROCK; DIAGENESIS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; PROTEROZOIC; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SECULAR VARIATION; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

EID: 84855460848     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32538.1     Document Type: Article

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