Cyanobacterial key to the genesis of micritic and peloidal limestones in ancient seas

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 319-338

  Kaźmierczak, Józef ^a   Coleman, Max L ^b   Gruszczyński, Michał ^a   Kempe, Stephan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocalcification; Carbonate sedimentology; Cyanobacteria; Micrite; Palaeogeomicrobiology; Peloids

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CYANOBACTERIA; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; MICRITE; PELOIDAL LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

POLAND;

EID: 0030428083     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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