Origin of cap carbonates: An experimental approach

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 392, Issue , 2013, Pages 524-533

  Fabre, Sébastien ^a   Berger, Gilles ^a   Chavagnac, Valérie ^b   Besson, Philippe ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Cap carbonates; Experiments; Marinoan; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE; CARBONATE; DOLOSTONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROTEROZOIC; SEAWATER;

EID: 84887642099     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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