Lithification of biogenic siliceous sediments: Evidence from Neogene diatomaceous sequences of northeast Japan

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-59

  Minoura, Koji ^a   Susaki, Toshiaki ^a   Horiuchi, Kazuho ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC SILICA; CHERT; DIATOMITE; LITHIFICATION; NEOGENE; PORCELANITE;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030435057     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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