Rare earth elements and carbon isotope geochemistry of the Doushantuo Formation in South China: Implication for middle Ediacaran shallow marine redox conditions

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1998-2006

  Zhou, ChuanMing ^a   Jiang, ShaoYong ^b   Xiao, ShuHai ^a,c   Chen, Zhe ^a   Yuan, XunLai ^a  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Doushantuo Formation; marine anoxia; REE; South China; Yangtze Gorges

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCHA;

EID: 84862816117     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5082-6     Document Type: Article

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