Dolomites, a review of origins, geometry and textures

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 99-112

  Braithwaite, C J R ^a  

^a The University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagenesis; dolomite textures; dolomitisation

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITISATION; DOLOMITIZATION; MIMETIC ROCK; PORE; REPLACIVE ROCK; TEXTURE;

EID: 0026274458     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: 14737116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300007586     Document Type: Article

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