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Paleontology

scale of colour change in conodont fossils with heating, used to estimate the thermal history of sedimentary rocks.

In paleontology, conodont alteration index refers to scale of colour change in conodont fossils with heating, used to estimate the thermal history of sedimentary rocks. This meaning comes from Epstein (1977) in Professional Paper.[1]

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References

Epstein, A. G., Epstein, J. B., & Harris, L. D. (1977). Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism. Professional Paper. https://doi.org/10.3133/pp995

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