Re-Os age constraints and new observations of Proterozoic glacial deposits in the Vazante Group, Brazil

Precambrian Research

Volumn 238, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-213

  Geboy, Nicholas J ^a   Kaufman, Alan J ^b,c   Walker, Richard J ^b   Misi, Aroldo ^d   de Oliviera, Tolentino Flavio ^e   Miller, Kristen E ^f   Azmy, Karem ^g   Kendall, Brian ^h   Poulton, Simon W ⁱ  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^e Independent Consultant   (Brazil)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fe speciation; Mesoproterozoic glaciation; Re Os geochronology; Vazante Group

Indexed keywords

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; RADIOMETER; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON;

EID: 84887515899     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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