Dolomitization and synsedimentary salt tectonics: The upper cretaceous Cueva Formation at El Ribero, northern Spain

Geological Magazine

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 721-737

  Garcia Garmilla, F ^a   Elorza, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEDOLOMITIZATION; DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; SALT TECTONICS;

SPAIN, CASTILLE AND LEON, EL RIBERO;

EID: 0030424136     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800024572     Document Type: Article

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