The Neoproterozoic Quruqtagh Group in eastern Chinese Tianshan: evidence for a post-Marinoan glaciation

Precambrian Research - Tập 130 Số 1-4 - Trang 1-26 - 2004
Shuhai Xiao1, Huiming Bao2, Haifeng Wang3, Alan J. Kaufman4, Chuanming Zhou3, Guoxiang Li3, Xunlai Yuan3, Hong‐Fei Ling5
1Department of Geological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
2Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
3Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
4Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
5Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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