Extensive carbonate algal bioherms in upper Pleistocene saline lakes of the central Altiplano of Bolivia

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 973-993

  Rouchy, Jean Marie ^a   Servant, Michel ^b   Fournier, Marc ^b   Causse, Christiane ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOHERM; CARBONATE; PLEISTOCENE; SALINE LAKE;

BOLIVIA, ALTIPLANO;

EID: 0030434084     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01514.x     Document Type: Article

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