Sedimentation patterns during the Precambrian: A unique record?

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-68

  Bose, P K ^a   Eriksson, P G ^b   Sarkar, S ^a   Wright, D T ^c   Samanta, P ^d   Mukhopadhyay, S ^d   Mandal, S ^e   Banerjee, S ^f   Altermann, W ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d DURGAPUR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE   (India)

^e ASUTOSH COLLEGE   (India)

^f INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Features with precambrian bias; Major environments; Precambrian eon; Process product distinction; Sedimentation patterns; Siliciclastic carbonate

Indexed keywords

MAJOR ENVIRONMENTS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROCESS-PRODUCT DISTINCTION; SEDIMENTATION PATTERN; SILICICLASTIC-CARBONATE;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOLOGY; CARBONATES; SEDIMENTATION;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUPERCONTINENT;

ALGAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84859767171     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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