Schoenborn, 2010. PhD Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Johnnie Formation and Stirling Quartzite, southern Nopah Range, California.pdf

Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Johnnie Formation and Stirling Quartzite,
southern Nopah Range, California: Deciphering the Roles of Climate, Tectonics,
and Sedimentary Process in Reconstructing the Early Evolution of a Rifted
Continental Margin

by William A. Schoenborn

BSc. 1978, University of Cincinnati
MSc. 1984, Miami University


A Dissertation submitted to


The Faculty of
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
of The e Washington University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy


January 31, 2010

Dissertation directed by

Christopher M. Fedo
James Carden Associate Professor of Geology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
UMI Number: 3396960






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Geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic Johnnie Formation and Stirling Quartzite, southern
Nopah Range, California: Deciphering the Roles of Climate, Tectonics, and Sedimentary
Process in Reconstructing the Early Evolution of a Rifted Continental Margin

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