Neoproterozoic iron formation: An evaluation of its temporal, environmental and tectonic significance

Chemical Geology

Volumn 362, Issue , 2013, Pages 232-249

  Cox, Grant M ^a   Halverson, Galen P ^a   Minarik, William G ^a   Le Heron, Daniel P ^b   Macdonald, Francis A ^c   Bellefroid, Eric J ^a   Strauss, Justin V ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Cryogenian; Hydrothermal; Iron formation; Mafic volcanism; Sturtian glaciation

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; CRYOGENIAN; HYDROTHERMAL; IRON FORMATION; MAFIC VOLCANISM; STURTIAN GLACIATION;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

IRON;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLACIATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IRON; MAFIC ROCK; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANISM;

EID: 84889561785     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.08.002     Document Type: Review

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