Stratigraphic, geochronologic, and geochemical record of the cryogenian perry canyon formation, northern utah: Implications for rodinia rifting and snowball earth glaciation

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 125, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 1442-1467

  Balgord, E A ^a,d   Yonkee, W A ^b   Link, P K ^a   Fanning, C M ^c  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GLOBAL CORRELATION; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENT RECYCLING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SYNDEPOSITIONAL FAULTING; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

BUILDINGS; DEPOSITION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LEAD; LITHOLOGY; SLATE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AGE DETERMINATION; BASEMENT ROCK; CANYON; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; FAULTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLACIATION; LAURENTIA; MAFIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZITE; RIFTING; RODINIA; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ACER;

EID: 84883201100     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30860.1     Document Type: Article

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