Ediacaran gaskiers glaciation of newfoundland reconsidered

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-36

  Retallack, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SOILS; ALKALINE-EARTH ELEMENTS; CAP CARBONATES; COASTAL PLAIN; DEEP-SEA FLOOR; EDIACARAN; FORE-ARC BASIN; GLOBAL OCEAN; NEWFOUNDLANDS; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS DEPLETION; RE-EVALUATION; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; VOLCANIC ARC;

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; EDIACARAN; FOREARC BASIN; GLACIATION; ISLAND ARC; MORAINE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; SOIL PROFILE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 84871909827     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs2012-060     Document Type: Article

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