Stable isotope variations in the neoproterozoic beck spring dolomite and mesoproterozoic mescal limestone paleokarst: Implications for life on land in the Precambrian

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 650-658

  Kenny, R ^a   Knauth, L P ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Mesoproterozoic; Neoproterozoic; Paleokarst; Stable isotopes; Terrestrial environment

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES;

ISOTOPES;

CARBONATE; KARST; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879879708     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<0650:SIVITN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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