Neoproterozoic sedimentary facies and glacial periods in the southwest of Tarim Block

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 901-912

  Tong, QinLong ^a,b   Wei, Wei ^a   Xu, Bei ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

chemical alteration index; Neoproterozoic; sedimentary facies; Tarim Block; tillite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; NEOPROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TARIM BLOCK; TILLITE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEPOSITION; FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; TILLITE;

CANADA; CHINA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84878556247     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-013-4595-4     Document Type: Article

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