Greigite from carbonate concretions of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in South China and its environmental implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-85

  Dong, Jin ^a,b   Zhang, Shihong ^a   Jiang, Ganqing ^c   Li, Haiyan ^a   Gao, Rui ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate concretion; Doushantuo Formation; Early diagenesis; Ediacaran; Greigite; South China

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBONATE; CONCRETION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOLOMITE; EDIACARAN; GREIGITE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; PYRITE;

CHINA; THREE GORGES;

EID: 84872197413     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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