Carbon Isotopes in Pelites of the Precambrian Uncompahgre Formation, Needle Mountains, Colorado
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Research Article| July 01, 1969 Carbon Isotopes in Pelites of the Precambrian Uncompahgre Formation, Needle Mountains, Colorado FRED BARKER; FRED BARKER U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar IRVING FRIEDMAN IRVING FRIEDMAN U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1969) 80 (7): 1403–1408. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1403:CIIPOT]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 04 Nov 1968 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation FRED BARKER, IRVING FRIEDMAN; Carbon Isotopes in Pelites of the Precambrian Uncompahgre Formation, Needle Mountains, Colorado. GSA Bulletin 1969;; 80 (7): 1403–1408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1969)80[1403:CIIPOT]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Carbon isotopic ratios and weight percentages of carbon were measured in 15 samples of slate, phyllite, and schist of the approximately 1500- to 1600-m.y.-old Uncompahgre Formation of the Needle Mountains, southwestern Colorado. Rocks with less than 1 percent total carbon, all of which is reduced, have δC13 values of −23 to −28 per mil, whereas those with 1 to 6.4 percent carbon have δC13 from −29 to −31 per mil. In general, the slates and phyllites contain more carbon and isotopically lighter carbon than do the schists of higher metamorphic rank. Increasing loss of C12-enriched methane with increasing intensity of metamorphism is suggested to account for these differences. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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