Neoproterozoic ironstones in northern Namibia: Biogenic precipitation and Cryogenian glaciation

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 369, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-57

  Le Heron, D P ^a   Busfield, M E ^a   Le Ber, E ^a   Kamona, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Cryogenian; Ironstone; Neoproterozoic; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FIXATION; CROSS-BEDDING; DIAMICTITE; FACIES; GLACIATION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IRON; MELTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE;

NAMIBIA;

PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 84872040051     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.09.026     Document Type: Article

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