Stable-isotope geochemistry of vertisols formed on marine limestone and implications for deep-time paleoenvironmental reconstructions

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 300-308

  Michel, Lauren A ^a   Driese, Steven G ^a   Nordt, Lee C ^a   Breecker, Daniel O ^b   Labotka, Dana M ^c   Dworkin, Stephen I ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; LIME; LIMESTONE; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SOILS;

CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES; CRETACEOUS CHALK; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION; PEDOGENIC CARBONATES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIMESTONE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PARENT MATERIAL; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; VERTISOL;

FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84877067459     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2013.26     Document Type: Article

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