Temperate carbonates on a modern, low-energy, isolated ramp: The Balearic platform, Spain

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 364-373

  Fornos, J J ^a   Ahr, W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES; LOW ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; LOW-ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; PALAEOENVIRONMENTS; RAMP; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SEDIMENTATION; TEMPERATE CARBONATE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BALEARIC PLATFORM;

EID: 0030765573     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268572-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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