Trace and rare earth element geochemistry of black shale and kerogen in the early Cambrian Niutitang Formation in Guizhou province, South China: Constraints for redox environments and origin of metal enrichments

Precambrian Research

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 218-229

  Pi, Dao Hui ^a,b,c   Liu, Cong Qiang ^b   Shields Zhou, Graham A ^d,e   Jiang, Shao Yong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Black shale; Early Cambrian; Hydrothermal venting; Kerogen; Rare earth elements; Redox conditions; Redox sensitive trace elements; South China

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; CAMBRIAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; KEROGEN; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM;

CHINA; GUIZHOU;

ARTHROPODA; METAZOA;

EID: 84872196811     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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