Discriminating stromatolite formation modes using rare earth element geochemistry: Trapping and binding versus in situ precipitation of stromatolites from the Neoproterozoic Bitter Springs Formation, Northern Territory, Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2012, Pages 194-206

  Corkeron, Maree ^a   Webb, Gregory E ^b   Moulds, Joshua ^a   Grey, Kathleen ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitter Springs; Geochemistry; Growth mechanisms; Neoproterozoic; Rare earth elements; Stromatolite

Indexed keywords

BIOHERM; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; MICROBIAL MAT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STROMATOLITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84862127975     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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