Proliferation of MISS-forming microbial mats after the late Neoproterozoic glaciations: Evidence from the Kimberley region, NW Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 224, Issue , 2013, Pages 529-550

  Lan, Zhong Wu ^a   Chen, Zhong Qiang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

MISS (microbially induced sedimentary structures); Neoproterozoic glaciations; Northwestern Australia; The Kimberley

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GLACIATION; MICROBIAL MAT; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84870545587     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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