Tightly coupled records of Ca and C isotope changes during the Hirnantian glaciation event in an epeiric sea setting

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-106

  Holmden, C ^a   Panchuk, K ^a   Finney, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; CALCIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE ROCK; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GLACIATION; HIRNANTIAN; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHOFACIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

MONITOR RANGE; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867586385     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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