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Discussion on chemostratigraphy of predominantly siliciclastic Neoproterozoic successions: a case study of the Pocatello Formation and Lower Brigham Group, Idaho, USA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. Shields ,
L. H. Smith ,
A. J. Kaufman ,
A. H. Knoll  and
P. K. Link
G. Shields
Affiliation:
Institute of Geology, Sonneggstrasse 5, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
L. H. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
A. J. Kaufman
Affiliation:
Botanical Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
A. H. Knoll
Affiliation:
Botanical Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
P. K. Link
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, USA
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Geological Magazine , Volume 133 , Issue 3 , May 1996 , pp. 347 - 349
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